Mark Barr, 30, from Silvio Street in Belfast denied possessing photographic montages and other information.

He is the second man to be charged by detectives investigating Mr Finucane's murder.

The officers are being led by Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Sir John Stevens.

Three charges

Mr Barr faced three charges when he appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court on Friday.

The first alleged that between 1985 and 1989 he had possession of photocopies of index cards concerning named persons who were not named in the charge.

The second charge related to photocopies of index cards and photographic montages allegedly in his possession between 1984 and 1989.

The final charge alleged that on a date unknown before January 16, 1990, he had possession of a computer print out of named persons, again not named in the charge.

An RUC detective sergeant said when he was charged Mr Barr replied: "Definitely not guilty."

Remanded in custody

The detective confirmed the charges arose out of the Stevens Inquiry.

Mr Barr was remanded in custody to appear at the Maze Court on 11 August.

Mr Finucane's clients included IRA suspects

Friday's arrest was the second since John Stevens, Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, was called in by the RUC to re-open the Pat Finucane case.

In July the Stevens detectives charged former soldier William Stobie, with Mr Finucane's murder.

At his first court appearance Mr Stobie, 48, from Forthriver Road, Belfast, was said to have told police that at the time of the murder he was a Special Branch informer.

He also said that on the night it happened he informed Special Branch that a person was to be shot although he did not know who it was to be.

Shot at home

Mr Finucane, a Catholic lawyer, was shot dead at his home in north Belfast as he sat down to dinner with his family. His wife Geraldine was shot and wounded.

He had a high profile because of his success in defending Irish Republican Army (IRA) suspects.

The loyalist UFF claimed responsibility for the killing. But nationalists have always alleged there was security force collusion in the shooting.

Sir John has carried out investigations into allegations of security force collusion with loyalists in Northern Ireland.

His latest investigation was launched after prominent Catholic lawyer Rosemary Nelson was murdered in March.