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Chief constable pledges ‘unfettered access’ to police files on Sean Brown

Source: PA Archive

Northern Ireland’s chief constable has pledged “unfettered and unredacted access” to police files around the murder of GAA official Sean Brown for a public inquiry or a new body established by the Legacy Act.

Jon Boutcher was speaking days after the collapse of an inquest into the death of Mr Brown when a coroner ruled it was unable to proceed due to the withholding of sensitive

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