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27/03/2002
Pat Finucane inquiry team arrest senior UDA man
A senior loyalist paramilitary has been arrested for questioning about the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.
PSNI officers arrested the leading member of the Ulster Defence Association in the early hours of Wednesday March 27.
He was arrested at his home at Fernhill Heights in the Glencairn estate and taken to Lisburn police station, County Antrim, to be questioned by members of the inquiry team headed by the Metropolitan police commissioner Sir John Stevens.
Pat Finucane was shot dead in front of his wife and family when gunmen burst into their house in north Belfast in February 1989.
His family have claimed collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and the security forces in the murder and repeatedly called for a public inquiry.
His arrest follows the murder in January of another UDA man, William Stobie, 49, who was shot dead allegedly by former associates two weeks after charges against him of murdering Mr Finucane were withdrawn.
It was around this time that Ken Barrett, also a loyalist paramilitary from north Belfast, was taken into protective custody by the Stevens team. He is now getting a round-the-clock guard at a secret address in Britain. (AMcE)
PSNI officers arrested the leading member of the Ulster Defence Association in the early hours of Wednesday March 27.
He was arrested at his home at Fernhill Heights in the Glencairn estate and taken to Lisburn police station, County Antrim, to be questioned by members of the inquiry team headed by the Metropolitan police commissioner Sir John Stevens.
Pat Finucane was shot dead in front of his wife and family when gunmen burst into their house in north Belfast in February 1989.
His family have claimed collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and the security forces in the murder and repeatedly called for a public inquiry.
His arrest follows the murder in January of another UDA man, William Stobie, 49, who was shot dead allegedly by former associates two weeks after charges against him of murdering Mr Finucane were withdrawn.
It was around this time that Ken Barrett, also a loyalist paramilitary from north Belfast, was taken into protective custody by the Stevens team. He is now getting a round-the-clock guard at a secret address in Britain. (AMcE)
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26 November 2001
Finucane accused case collapses
The case against the man charged with aiding and abetting in the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane 12 years ago has collapsed. Lord Chief Justice Sir Robert Carswell returned a verdict of not guilty in the absence of evidence against William Stobie at Belfast Crown Court on Monday November 26.
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04 June 2003
Ken Barrett refused bail on Finucane murder charge
A leading loyalist accused of murdering solicitor Pat Finucane has been refused bail. Ken Barrett, 40, appeared before the High Court in Belfast today charged with killing the Catholic solicitor at his home 14 years ago. Mr Barrett, who was remanded in custody until June 27, has denied the charges put to him.
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A leading loyalist accused of murdering solicitor Pat Finucane has been refused bail. Ken Barrett, 40, appeared before the High Court in Belfast today charged with killing the Catholic solicitor at his home 14 years ago. Mr Barrett, who was remanded in custody until June 27, has denied the charges put to him.
19 June 2002
BBC programme sparks public inquiry calls
The SDLP's Alex Attwood has said there now needs to be a full international independent inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.
BBC programme sparks public inquiry calls
The SDLP's Alex Attwood has said there now needs to be a full international independent inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane.
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