Loyalist released after Finucane questioning

A senior loyalist has been released in the North after being questioned in connection with the murder of Belfast solicitor, Pat Finucane.

A senior loyalist has been released in the North after being questioned in connection with the murder of Belfast solicitor, Pat Finucane.

William Courtney was arrested on Wednesday morning but has since been released without charge. Mr Courtney, a Shankill loyalist and member of the UDA's so-called inner council, was questioned by British officers investigating Pat Finucane’s murder, led by the Metropolitan Police commissioner, Sir John Stevens.

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