Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams.
Gerry Adams is expected to be released from police custody shortly.
The Sinn Fein president has spent the last four days at the serious crime suite in Antrim police station being questioned by detectives from the PSNI’S Terrorist Investigtion Unit about the abduction and murder of Belfast mother-of-ten Jean McConville in 1972.
It is understood the 65-year-old is to be released without charge but a file will be sent to the Public Prosecution Service.
Mr Adams was arrested on Wednesday evening when he went voluntarily to meet police.
Detectives sought and were granted an extra 48 hours to quiz him by a Belfast court on Friday evening.
Police had until 8.00pm tonight to either charge or release him.
The Co Louth TD has strenuously denied being involved in the killing of the 37-year-old widow.
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness, the North’s Deputy Minister, has condemned the detention of his party’s leader, claiming members of the “RUC old guard” with the PSNi were behind the move in attempt to influence the outcome of this month’s local government and European elections.
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