liam holden was as you say in 1972. his confession had been extracted from him by means of torture, and as you say, his conviction was quashed a decade ago, he was awarded one million pounds in damages there, the maximum limit but he took a civil case against the ministry of defence and it is that case which has delivered itsjudgment and it is that case which has delivered its judgment today. and it is that case which has delivered itsjudgment today. what did thejudge say? delivered its judgment today. what did the judge say?— did the 'udge say? well, i should oint did the judge say? well, i should oint out did the judge say? well, i should point out that — did the judge say? well, i should point out that liam _ did the judge say? well, i should point out that liam holden, - did the judge say? well, i should point out that liam holden, why| did the judge say? well, i should i point out that liam holden, why he gave evidence to the hearing which took place last year, he died last september, he was not therefore in court

liam holden, who died last year, had said water boarding techniques used while he was in military custodyer. his conviction for that murder was dropped in 2012. i'm joined now by our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. i distress in case, emma. explain what more has happened today and crucially what his family are seen. yes, it's very significant. is thought to be the first time in in courts has actually recognised that waterboarding techniques were used ijy waterboarding techniques were used by british soldiers during the troubles. it dates back to 1972, this man was just 19 at the time and was arrested and accused of murdering a british soldier and it was while he was in military custody, he says he was taken by soldiers from the parachute regiment to a lloyd's list area of belfast, he had a gun but to his head and believed he was going to be killed and he said he was waterboarding which is something that left them with nightmares for the rest of his life. that treatments and duress led to him making a false confession and admitted to killing the british soldier and made up a story at th