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Police Ombudsman: Two arrests in investigation into alleged misconduct | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Two former investigators for Northern Ireland's policing watchdog have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to pervert the course of justice. | Two former investigators for Northern Ireland's policing watchdog have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to pervert the course of justice. |
The arrests are in relation to alleged misconduct within the office of the Police Ombudsman. | The arrests are in relation to alleged misconduct within the office of the Police Ombudsman. |
The suspects, aged 62 and 67, were detained in England on Tuesday. They were brought to Northern Ireland for questioning. | The suspects, aged 62 and 67, were detained in England on Tuesday. They were brought to Northern Ireland for questioning. |
Police are to send a file to the Public Prosecution Service. | Police are to send a file to the Public Prosecution Service. |
Detectives have been examining the Police Ombudsman's investigation of the RUC's treatment of the so-called 'Derry Four', who as teenagers were charged with the murder of a soldier in 1979. | Detectives have been examining the Police Ombudsman's investigation of the RUC's treatment of the so-called 'Derry Four', who as teenagers were charged with the murder of a soldier in 1979. |
They fled across the border and remained outside Northern Ireland for almost 20 years until they were acquitted in 1998. | They fled across the border and remained outside Northern Ireland for almost 20 years until they were acquitted in 1998. |
New information | New information |
Their treatment by the RUC was investigated by the Police Ombudsman and in 2012, the matter was referred to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). | Their treatment by the RUC was investigated by the Police Ombudsman and in 2012, the matter was referred to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). |
In 2014, the prosecution of two former police officers in connection with the interrogations of the 'Derry Four' collapsed after the PPS received new information from the ombudsman. | In 2014, the prosecution of two former police officers in connection with the interrogations of the 'Derry Four' collapsed after the PPS received new information from the ombudsman. |
In the wake of that collapse, the PSNI was called in by the Police Ombudsman to look at how the complaint by the four men was investigated by its office. | In the wake of that collapse, the PSNI was called in by the Police Ombudsman to look at how the complaint by the four men was investigated by its office. |
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