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Policemen 'protected' IRA killer | Policemen 'protected' IRA killer |
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Members of RUC Special Branch and other senior police officers have been accused of protecting an IRA gunman who killed an off-duty RUC officer. | Members of RUC Special Branch and other senior police officers have been accused of protecting an IRA gunman who killed an off-duty RUC officer. |
The claim has been made by the son of Constable John Larmour who was shot dead in Belfast in October 1988. | The claim has been made by the son of Constable John Larmour who was shot dead in Belfast in October 1988. |
A Police Ombudsman's report said some information was withheld from detectives investigating the murder. | A Police Ombudsman's report said some information was withheld from detectives investigating the murder. |
Gavin Larmour said some officers knew who the killer was but did not pass it on possibly because he was an informer. | Gavin Larmour said some officers knew who the killer was but did not pass it on possibly because he was an informer. |
Mr Larmour, 42, was shot dead by the IRA in an ice cream parlour on the Lisburn Road. | Mr Larmour, 42, was shot dead by the IRA in an ice cream parlour on the Lisburn Road. |
He had been helping his brother, who owned the business but was on holiday in Spain. | He had been helping his brother, who owned the business but was on holiday in Spain. |
The Police Ombudsman's Office has upheld a complaint by Gavin Larmour that the police did not carry out a proper investigation. | The Police Ombudsman's Office has upheld a complaint by Gavin Larmour that the police did not carry out a proper investigation. |
In a report published on Tuesday, Al Hutchinson also said that not all information available to the police was given to the detectives trying to find the killer. | In a report published on Tuesday, Al Hutchinson also said that not all information available to the police was given to the detectives trying to find the killer. |
Gavin Larmour said the report had confirmed his worst fears. | Gavin Larmour said the report had confirmed his worst fears. |
He said: "It has been confirmed that there is intelligence that was not passed on or has been ignored. | He said: "It has been confirmed that there is intelligence that was not passed on or has been ignored. |
"There are other lines of inquiry that were either not opened or not finalised, and basically the whole investigation from start to finish has been proven now to have been a farce." | "There are other lines of inquiry that were either not opened or not finalised, and basically the whole investigation from start to finish has been proven now to have been a farce." |
He has now called for the police to launch a new investigation into his father's murder. | He has now called for the police to launch a new investigation into his father's murder. |
DUP assembly member Ian Paisley Jnr said the police should reopen the investigation into Mr Larmour's murder. |