Chief Constable George Hamilton, his deputy Drew Harris and assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton are currently under investigation for alleged misconduct in public office and criminality that could amount to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, it has emerged.

In a statement the PSNI have said that they 'completely refute the allegations'.

The BBC have reported that allegations centre around a PSNI investigation into robbery and fraud in 2014.

Among the allegations are that police notebooks and journals were completely changed.

There are understood to be a number of other officers under investigation in connection with the case.

The Police Ombudsman has established a dedicated team of six investigators to examine the allegations and the investigation is expected to take more than a year to complete.

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