Settlement announced at Belfast high court brings end to years-long controversy
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has agreed to pay significant damages for wrongly arresting the makers of a documentary about a Troubles atrocity.
The police agreed to pay £875,000 to the journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey in a settlement announced at Belfast high court on Friday. The damages include £600,000 to Fine Point Films, £150,000 to Birney and £125,000 to McCaffrey. Police also promised to delete seized material.
