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| Haddock charged with 1997 murder | Haddock charged with 1997 murder |
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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 and GBH against a 37-year-old man. | |
| The senior UVF figure, 40, is due in court on Thursday morning. The charges are in connection with Operation Ballast. | The senior UVF figure, 40, is due in court on Thursday morning. The 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. |