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Terror extension quashed by court Murder police free five suspects
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Six dissident republican suspects held by Northern Ireland police for 11 days have won a high court challenge to their continued detention. Police have freed five of six dissident republican suspects held over the murders of two soldiers and a policeman in Northern Ireland.
Four were being questioned about the murder of Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar and the others over Constable Stephen Carroll's murder. The men, detained for 11 days, won a high court challenge to their continued detention on Wednesday.
Lord Chief Justice Sir Brian Kerr said a weekend extension was unlawful.Lord Chief Justice Sir Brian Kerr said a weekend extension was unlawful.
"No consideration was given to the lawfulness of the original arrest," he said."No consideration was given to the lawfulness of the original arrest," he said.
Police now must decide whether to charge them, or release them from Antrim police station.
Outside the court, senior investigating officer Derek Williamson said: "We will now have to go and look at all our options."Outside the court, senior investigating officer Derek Williamson said: "We will now have to go and look at all our options."
None of the six have been charged with any offence and include prominent republican Colin Duffy. Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar were shot dead while collecting a pizza delivery at the Massereene barracks in Antrim.
One other person continues to be held over the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon.
At the weekend a county court judge granted a police detention extension request brought under the 2006 Terrorism Act.At the weekend a county court judge granted a police detention extension request brought under the 2006 Terrorism Act.
After hearing an emergency judicial review application, a High Court panel headed by Northern Ireland's Lord Chief Justice, Sir Brian Kerr, overturned the county court judge's decision.After hearing an emergency judicial review application, a High Court panel headed by Northern Ireland's Lord Chief Justice, Sir Brian Kerr, overturned the county court judge's decision.
"By reason only of the judge's conclusion that she was precluded from considering the lawfulness of the applicants arrest I have decided that her decision must be quashed," he said."By reason only of the judge's conclusion that she was precluded from considering the lawfulness of the applicants arrest I have decided that her decision must be quashed," he said.
A solicitor representing one of those being questioned over the murder of Constable Carroll said he now expected his client to be released. Joe McVeigh, of Kevin R Winters solicitors which represents five of the men, welcomed the ruling.
Joe McVeigh, of Kevin R Winters solicitors, welcomed the ruling.
"We have always taken the view that not to examine the conduct of arresting officers when considering to detain people under the Terrorism Act has always been a breach of human rights," he said."We have always taken the view that not to examine the conduct of arresting officers when considering to detain people under the Terrorism Act has always been a breach of human rights," he said.
He added the events could not take away from the grief suffered by Constable Carroll's widow and family.He added the events could not take away from the grief suffered by Constable Carroll's widow and family.