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No police or soldiers will be charged in connection with the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, the Public Prosecution Service has said.No police or soldiers will be charged in connection with the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, the Public Prosecution Service has said.
Mr Finucane, 39, was shot dead at his home by the loyalist Ulster Defence Association in 1989. Mr Finucane, 39, was shot dead at his home by loyalist paramilitaries, the Ulster Defence Association, in 1989.
The Public Prosecution Service said the lack of sufficient evidence was "critical" in its decision. The killing was one of the most controversial of the 30 years of the Troubles in NI due to allegations of security force collusion.
The PPS said insufficient evidence was "critical" in its decision.
Mr Finucane's widow, Geraldine said: "I have been made aware of the decision but have yet to read all the papers."Mr Finucane's widow, Geraldine said: "I have been made aware of the decision but have yet to read all the papers."
The killing was one of the most controversial of the 30 years of the Troubles in Northern Ireland due to allegations of security force collusion.
An investigation by Lord Stevens, a former head of Scotland Yard, established that elements within the security forces collaborated with Mr Finucane's killers.An investigation by Lord Stevens, a former head of Scotland Yard, established that elements within the security forces collaborated with Mr Finucane's killers.
The announcement that there is insufficient evidence to bring charges means senior officers in the former RUC and military intelligence will not stand trial for alleged involvement.The announcement that there is insufficient evidence to bring charges means senior officers in the former RUC and military intelligence will not stand trial for alleged involvement.
In a statement on Monday, the Public Prosecution Service said some of the difficulties in bringing charges included absence of records and the death of potential witnesses.In a statement on Monday, the Public Prosecution Service said some of the difficulties in bringing charges included absence of records and the death of potential witnesses.