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Loyalist leader Mark Haddock has been charged with the murder of John Harbinson in May 1997.Loyalist leader Mark Haddock has been charged with the murder of John Harbinson in May 1997.
He died after being handcuffed and beaten by a UVF gang on the Mount Vernon estate in north Belfast.He died after being handcuffed and beaten by a UVF gang on the Mount Vernon estate in north Belfast.
Haddock is also charged with the attempted murder of a 37-year-old man and GBH against another man, also 37.Haddock is also charged with the attempted murder of a 37-year-old man and GBH against another man, also 37.
The 40-year-old, who was being questioned at Antrim Police Station, is currently serving a 10-year sentence for attacking a club doorman. The charges are in connection with Operation Ballast.
Earlier this year, the senior UVF figure was charged with the murder of rival loyalist, UDA leader Tommy English, in 2000.
The latest charges are in connection with Operation Ballast.
It was launched after former Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan's investigation into allegations of collusion between RUC officers and the Mount Vernon unit of the UVF in north Belfast.It was launched after former Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan's investigation into allegations of collusion between RUC officers and the Mount Vernon unit of the UVF in north Belfast.
The investigation was triggered on the back of a complaint by Raymond McCord snr, the father of a UVF victim Raymond McCord jnr, who had claimed no-one had been prosecuted for his son's killing in order to protect Haddock.The investigation was triggered on the back of a complaint by Raymond McCord snr, the father of a UVF victim Raymond McCord jnr, who had claimed no-one had been prosecuted for his son's killing in order to protect Haddock.
In October 2005, the Irish Labour TD Pat Rabbitte, using parliamentary privilege, named Haddock as a British Special Branch agent and a serial killer.In October 2005, the Irish Labour TD Pat Rabbitte, using parliamentary privilege, named Haddock as a British Special Branch agent and a serial killer.