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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 loyalist paramilitaries, the Ulster Defence Association, in 1989. | Mr Finucane, 39, was shot dead at his home by loyalist paramilitaries, the Ulster Defence Association, in 1989. |
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 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. | 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 "Stevens Three" report published in 2003 stated that rogue elements within the police and army in Northern Ireland helped loyalist paramilitaries to murder Catholics in the late 1980s. | |
However, 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. | |