First files in Drumcree protest investigation to be sent to PPS

Boutcher challenges 'misinterpretation' of IRA remark in police log on Drumcree

Northern Ireland’s police chief has insisted no one “dictates” how his officers make decisions as he challenged a “misinterpretation” that the feelings of the Provisional IRA were a factor in the PSNI halting the Drumcree parade in Portadown.

Boutcher challenges ‘misinterpretation’ of PIRA remark in police log on Drumcree

Northern Ireland’s police chief also said files on suspects interviewed over a protest on the Garvaghy Road would be sent to prosecutors within days.

First files in Drumcree protest investigation to be sent to PPS

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said a total of 23 people have now been interviewed.

Files on Drumcree parade suspects to be sent

Files on suspects accused of criminal offences during a protest that blocked the proposed route of an Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown will be sent to prosecutors to decide if they will face charges within days, the Chief Constable of the PSNI said.