The inquest into the death of Blackwood woman Trudy Jones, who was killed in the Tunisia beach terror attack, could partly be held in secret, after a request by the UK Government.
Ms Jones was among 30 Britons shot dead on a beach in Sousse by a gunman in June 2015.
Clive Garner, a lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, which is representing 20 of the families who lost loved ones, said: “The government is applying to have some evidence heard behind closed doors and while we recognise the need to safeguard information critical to national security, this needs to be balanced with the families’ right to a transparent and open hearing.”
At a pre-inquest review hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice on Thursday, December 1, Andrew O’Connor QC, for the government, argued it was “in the interests of national security” to keep some material out of the public domain.
Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith will make a ruling on the application, but told the hearing nothing would be kept from the families of victims.
Ms Jones, a 51-year-old care worker and a mother-of-four, was holidaying in Tunisia with friends and been due to return home on the Sunday after the attack on Friday, June 26, 2015.
The inquest into the deaths of the 30 British victims is set to start in January next year.