Police in riot gear at the front gate of Antrim police station during the stand-off with loyalist protestors.
Gerry Adams has left Antrim police station despite an attempt by loyalist protestors to block his departure.
The Sinn Fein president was formally released from police custody earlier today.
Barra MacGrory, Director of Public Prosecution.
Mr Adams spent four and a half 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.
The PSNI confirmed the 65-year-old has been formally released without charge and that a file will be sent to the Public Prosecution Service to assess if any action should be taken against him.
When the front gates of the station opened at around 7.15pm, loyalist protestors staged a sit down on the roadway in front of heavily armoured police landrovers and officers in riot gear.
However, during the stand-off police announced Mr Adams had left the station by a back entrance, thus avoiding the protestors.
The protestors dispersed peacefully.
Mr Adams is due to speak at a press conference in Belfast 8.00pm.
Meanwhile, the Director of Public Prosecution, Barra MacGrory, has excused himself from any involvement in the case as he was once Mr Adams’ solicitor.
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