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| PSNI want private source hearing | |
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| Northern Ireland's Chief Constable has applied to have the case forcing a journalist to hand over information about the Real IRA held in private. | |
| Sunday Tribune Northern Editor Suzanne Breen has refused to hand over material linked to two pieces she penned about the dissident group. | |
| A High Court judge is hearing evidence under oath from a police officer. | |
| He will rule on the application later on Friday. | |
| Last week police gave Ms Breen seven days to comply after visiting her Belfast home. | |
| She refused to co-operate, insisting she had to protect her sources. | She refused to co-operate, insisting she had to protect her sources. |
| Ms Breen received the Real IRA's claim of responsibility for the murder of two soldiers at Massereene barracks in March. | Ms Breen received the Real IRA's claim of responsibility for the murder of two soldiers at Massereene barracks in March. |
| Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, were shot dead as they collected pizzas outside the County Antrim base in Antrim on 7 March. | Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham, and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London, were shot dead as they collected pizzas outside the County Antrim base in Antrim on 7 March. |
| Police said they would use all possible legal means "to access information which may assist their inquiries". | Police said they would use all possible legal means "to access information which may assist their inquiries". |
| Former Sunday Tribune journalist Ed Moloney, who successfully resisted police attempts to get him to hand over notes in the 1990s, said there were important principles at stake. | Former Sunday Tribune journalist Ed Moloney, who successfully resisted police attempts to get him to hand over notes in the 1990s, said there were important principles at stake. |
| "It's not the job of journalism to do police work," he said. | "It's not the job of journalism to do police work," he said. |
| "Let the police pursue those who they think gave Suzanne Breen those interviews | "Let the police pursue those who they think gave Suzanne Breen those interviews |
| "That's just a cast-iron rule, and I don't think we should bend from that." | "That's just a cast-iron rule, and I don't think we should bend from that." |