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| Former MLA held in murder probe | Former MLA held in murder probe |
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| One of seven people arrested by police investigating the murder of Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin is Progressive Unionist Party member Billy Hutchinson. | One of seven people arrested by police investigating the murder of Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin is Progressive Unionist Party member Billy Hutchinson. |
| The former assembly member is being held with three other men and three women at Antrim police station. | The former assembly member is being held with three other men and three women at Antrim police station. |
| Thomas, 15, was stabbed close to his home in August 2005. Police believe his killers are from the Mount Vernon area. | Thomas, 15, was stabbed close to his home in August 2005. Police believe his killers are from the Mount Vernon area. |
| Billy Hutchinson, a community worker, is a senior member of the PUP, the political representatives of the UVF. | Billy Hutchinson, a community worker, is a senior member of the PUP, the political representatives of the UVF. |
| Mr Hutchinson, a former Ulster Volunteer Force prisoner, played a key role in the organisation's announcement earlier this year that it was standing down. | Mr Hutchinson, a former Ulster Volunteer Force prisoner, played a key role in the organisation's announcement earlier this year that it was standing down. |
| Thomas Devlin was stabbed to death | |
| He also joined a senior UVF delegation in talks with General John de Chastelain, the head of the decommissioning body. | He also joined a senior UVF delegation in talks with General John de Chastelain, the head of the decommissioning body. |
| PUP leader Dawn Purvis said she was "angry" about Mr Hutchinson's arrest. | PUP leader Dawn Purvis said she was "angry" about Mr Hutchinson's arrest. |
| "We all want to see the killers of Thomas brought to justice, that's without question, it was a despicable murder. | "We all want to see the killers of Thomas brought to justice, that's without question, it was a despicable murder. |
| "But I do have to question the arrest of Billy Hutchinson. If police wanted to talk to Billy about comments he made, why did they not go to Mount Vernon Community House and talk to him, and why was his arrest leaked to the media within hours?" | "But I do have to question the arrest of Billy Hutchinson. If police wanted to talk to Billy about comments he made, why did they not go to Mount Vernon Community House and talk to him, and why was his arrest leaked to the media within hours?" |