The Public Prosecution Service said yesterday it would be reviewing the decision not to bring criminal charges against a soldier who shot a 15-year-old Derry boy in the head.
Daniel Hegarty was killed in 1972 during the first day of Operation Motorman.
Last week the high court formally quashed a 2016 decision not to prosecute the soldier.
Hugh Brady, Daniel Hegarty's brother-in-law, read a statement outside court.
"On the eve of the judgement of the court, the ex director of public prosecutions, Mr Barra McGrory, who made the decision not to prosecute the solider, thought it was appropriate to publicly state words to the effect that Troubles prosecutions should cease," he said.
"Did he have this in mind when he looked at Daniel's case?
"If so, he did not tell the court this when Daniel's case was being heard over the last year."
Mr Brady added: "We were most upset that Mr McGrory would speak publicly in such a manner when the court was about to give its judgement."
A spokesperson for the PPS said: "We are now reviewing the original no prosecution decision in this case.
"The director has written to the family to arrange a meeting and we will keep them fully informed on the progress of the review.”
Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed the decision.
The Sinn Fein representative said last night: "I would like to commend the Hegarty family who have been campaigning for many years to have the truth told about how Daniel was killed. This ruling is an important step on their road to reaching the truth and justice.
“All families are entitled to truth and justice and the best way to achieve that is through the legacy structures agreed at Stormont House. They should be established without further delay.
“The British Secretary of State should immediately release the funding and enable the Lord Chief Justice to proceed with his plan to clear the backlog of legacy inquests."
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