UVF ‘Block jail move’ for Haddock accused
By Alan Murray
18 June 2006
Two men charged with trying to kill UVF double-agent Mark Haddock are still waiting to hear if they’ll be allowed on to loyalist wings at the top-security Maghaberry jail.
Darren Moore (36), and former boxing champion Trevor Bowe (29), were denied bail at the High Court in Belfast on Friday.
But sources at Magilligan say they’re being kept off specially segregated prison wings reserved for loyalist prisoners.
Said one source at the jail: “The buzz is that the UVF has told their men in the segregated unit not to accept them in there.”
A Prison Service spokesman would only say on Friday: “All prisoners are assessed by the service before they are allocated accommodation within the jail. That process takes some time.”
But reliable sources at the prison say the assessment has been delayed because of “security considerations.”
Said another source: “There is a problem with these two going into the segregated loyalist unit at the moment.
“There is some uncertainty on the security front and a bit more consideration is being given to their suitability to go into this unit.
“They’re waiting for a bit of clarification on how these guys will be received,” he said.
Moore and Bowe have both denied involvement in the plot to murder Haddock - who is the subject of a major probe by Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan.
Her investigators are expected to receive a quantity of material from the BBC this week. The corporation was ordered to hand it over by the High Court.
It’s expected that it will take weeks to examine the film and documentation - used in a recent current affairs programme - and then interview ex-RUC detectives and other individuals referred to in the material.
