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The former RUC and PSNI Chief Constable, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, is due to give evidence at the Billy Wright Inquiry on Monday. | The former RUC and PSNI Chief Constable, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, is due to give evidence at the Billy Wright Inquiry on Monday. |
The inquiry, which opened in 2007, is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the former Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) leader. | The inquiry, which opened in 2007, is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the former Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) leader. |
Wright was shot dead in the Maze prison by members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) in 1997. | Wright was shot dead in the Maze prison by members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) in 1997. |
Sir Ronnie was chief constable from 1996 to 2001. | Sir Ronnie was chief constable from 1996 to 2001. |
Last month, the DUP MP, Rev William McCrea, told the inquiry a government source told him of a threat to kill the loyalist leader a month before he was shot dead. | |
The Rev McCrea said he did not tell police about the threat at the time because he did not know who he could trust. | |
Wright's killers, Chris McWilliams, John Glennon and John Kennaway were jailed for life but later released under the Good Friday Agreement. | |
The inquiry was set up following an investigation by retired Canadian judge Peter Cory into allegations of collusion by the prison service and other authorities. | |
Sir Ronnie gave evidence at the public inquiry into the 1999 killing of Lurgan solicitor Rosemary Nelson in January. |