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| O'Loan cleared of collusion leak | O'Loan cleared of collusion leak |
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| The Police Ombudsman's Office has been cleared of leaking confidential information to the media. | The Police Ombudsman's Office has been cleared of leaking confidential information to the media. |
| The PSNI launched an inquiry after receiving a complaint from the Retired Police Officers Association for Northern Ireland. | The PSNI launched an inquiry after receiving a complaint from the Retired Police Officers Association for Northern Ireland. |
| They had alleged the Official Secrets Act and the Police Act had been broken. | They had alleged the Official Secrets Act and the Police Act had been broken. |
| They claimed confidential details of Nuala O'Loan's report on collusion and the murder of Raymond McCord Jnr were leaked before it was published. | |
| In a statment the police said: "The PSNI has completed a thorough investigation and all parties involved have been informed of the outcome of that investigation. | In a statment the police said: "The PSNI has completed a thorough investigation and all parties involved have been informed of the outcome of that investigation. |
| "It would not be appropriate for a police organisation to comment further on the details or outcome." | "It would not be appropriate for a police organisation to comment further on the details or outcome." |
| Mrs O'Loan said she remained confident that neither she nor her staff had acted in breach of the law while discharging the functions associated with their jobs. | Mrs O'Loan said she remained confident that neither she nor her staff had acted in breach of the law while discharging the functions associated with their jobs. |
| "I had expected this outcome but nevertheless I am very pleased to have received the news that police have found no substance to the allegations," she said. | "I had expected this outcome but nevertheless I am very pleased to have received the news that police have found no substance to the allegations," she said. |
| "The allegations made against me and my staff were very, very serious - I knew that the very small group of staff who had worked on the particular investigation had worked very hard and very closely, and I knew there was no substance to it." | "The allegations made against me and my staff were very, very serious - I knew that the very small group of staff who had worked on the particular investigation had worked very hard and very closely, and I knew there was no substance to it." |
| Her report, published in January this year, said there was collusion between Special Branch officers and a north Belfast UVF gang which killed up to 16 people. | Her report, published in January this year, said there was collusion between Special Branch officers and a north Belfast UVF gang which killed up to 16 people. |