McGeown was released from prison in 1985 , resuming his active role in the IRA 's campaign and also working for Sinn Féin , the republican movement 's political wing . In 1988 McGeown was charged with organising the Corporals killings , an incident where two plain-clothes British Army soldiers were killed by the IRA . At an early stage of the trial his solicitor Pat Finucane argued there was insufficient evidence against McGeown , and the charges were dropped in November 1988 . McGeown and Finucane were photographed together outside Crumlin Road Courthouse , a contributing factor to Finucane being killed by the Ulster Defence Association in February 1989 . Despite suffering from heart disease as a result of his participation in the hunger strike , McGeown was a member of Sinn Féin 's Ard Chomhairle and active in its Prisoner of War Department , and in 1993 he was elected to Belfast City Council
Corporals killings
Corporals killings
Pat McGeown