Prosecutors and PSNI red-faced after UVF trial acquittals

13 BELFAST LOYALISTS WALK FREE AS ‘SUPERGRASS’ CASE COLLAPSES

 » BY PEADAR WHELAN

Kelly highlighted the history of one of those in the dock, Mark Haddock, who was exposed as a British state agent responsible for as many as 17 killings.

THE North’s judicial system and its use of the discredited ‘supergrass’ and Diplock court system is again under the spotlight after a judge acquitted 13 loyalists following a 71-day trial costing £10million.

The north Belfast loyalists — who faced charges ranging from the assassination of UDA commander Tommy English during the UDA/UVF feud 12 years ago to UVF membership — were in the dock on the basis of ‘accomplice evidence’.

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