British police accused of “collusive behaviours” in 19 loyalist murders in Ireland

BRITISH police were accused of “collusive behaviours” regarding 19 murders carried out by loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland between 1989 and 1993 in a report released today.
Marie Anderson investigated 11 sectarian murders carried out by a faction of the loyalist paramilitary UDA in the north-west between 1989 and 1993 under the cover name of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF).
The Police Ombudsman said that the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) failed to warn several victims — including two Sinn Fein councillors — that they were under threat.
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