A man accused of murdering three police officers near Lurgan in 1982 has had his case further adjourned.
Martin McCauley (62) had his case mentioned at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Three Royal Ulster Constabulary officers were murdered in an explosion at Kinnego Embankment near Lurgan in October 1982.
The officers were Sergeant Sean Quinn and Constables Allan McCloy and Paul Hamilton.
They were on duty when the car they were travelling in drove over a bomb that had been hidden in the road.
The IRA claimed responsibility for the attack.
All three officers were in an unmarked police car and the bomb was detonated remotely by a command wire.
McCauley, who is originally from County Armagh, has an address listed as in Naas in the Republic of Ireland.
His lawyers are seeking permission from the PSNI to use material from the so-called Stalker Sampson inquest.
A defence barrister said the request was made on March 24 this year and he said the “tone” of a reply was “quite striking”.
The defence lawyer said: “It has been suggested that our request is ‘procedurally improper and fundamentally unfair’. This has caused some bewilderment on our part”.
He said they wished to “engage further with the PSNI”.
The case has been adjourned to May 30.
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