A 42-year-old man arrested as part of an investigation into the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan in Lurgan in 2001 will appear in court on a fraud charge.
Detectives attached to the Legacy Investigation charged the man fraud by false representation. He is due to appear before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Friday May 2
The man was arrested in Sheffield on Thursday morning, with assistance from Counter Terrorism Policing North East and South Yorkshire Police.
He has since been transported to Belfast for questioning in the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station.
Detectives also conducted a property search in Sheffield as part of the operation.
Mr O’Hagan, who was a reporter for The Sunday World, was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries on September 28, 2001 as he walked home from a pub in Lurgan with his wife.
Responding to the latest update in the investigation, Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland Director, said: “This is potentially the most significant development since charges against four men were dropped in July 2010.”
“The public execution of Martin O’Hagan was designed to send a clear message to journalists in Northern Ireland that they are not safe.
“It is unacceptable that, in the twenty-four years since Martin O’Hagan was shot dead, no one has been held accountable.
“This failure has created an environment of impunity for those who continue to threaten journalists in Northern Ireland today.”
Last September, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) renewed their call for an independent inquiry into his death.