PSNI does not have enough detectives for historic case reviews

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PSNI does not have enough detectives for historic case reviews

Chief constable tells MPs that case archive has 95 tonnes of hard copy evidence and 44 million items of intelligence.

Date - 2nd September 2020
By - Gary Mason

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The PSNI would struggle to find enough detectives to investigate the outstanding caseload of unsolved Troubles cases as there is a shortage of investigators across the UK, the force''s chief constable has told MPs. Giving evidence to the...

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