Loughinisland: Chief Constable asks why ombudsman did not call for arrests of officers
THE chief constable has said he is surprised the Police Ombudsman did not call for the arrest of officers he found colluded with a UVF gang in the Loughinisland massacre.
The ombudsman's report into the atrocity at the Heights Bar in June 1994 said killers had been protected from investigation.
But Dr Michael Maguire did not have any officers arrested or send files to the Public Prosecution Service.
The ombudsman said there was not enough evidence to support criminal charges.
He said witnesses were no longer available, some documents were missing and it was difficult to get a d[...]
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