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Cillian Sherlock

Northern Ireland secretary aware of Stormontgate ‘for months’, records reveal

Police prepare to leave Stormont after a raid on the Sinn Fein office in 2002 (Paul Faith/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Northern Ireland secretary knew for “some months” ahead of a hugely controversial police raid at Sinn Fein’s offices, according to newly unsealed records.

On October 4 2002, a large number of PSNI officers raided the Sinn Fein offices at Stormont and unmasked what was claimed to be a republican spy ring at the heart of government. A number of houses were also raided.

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