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Northern Irish police contact Sinn Fein members over investigation into parade protest
Police are issuing interview letters to people suspected of offences as the investigation into the blocked Orange Order parade moves into a new phase.
- On Thursday, the PSNI announced it will begin issuing letters to individuals suspected of committing criminal offences during the ongoing Garvaghy Road parade dispute. Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck confirmed the investigation is moving to the "next phase."
- The investigation relates to alleged breaches of a Parades Commission decision permitting an Orange Order parade to travel from Drumcree Church down Garvaghy Road for the first time in almost 30 years. Protests prevented the legally permitted march.
- Police confirmed the letters concern "the interview process" 12 days after protesters blocked 35 Orangemen from proceeding. Sinn Fein characterized the parade as an act of "intimidation," while police describe the protest as unlawful.
- Democratic Unionist Party leaders welcomed the police action, stating the public needs to see "the rule of law" stand. First Minister O'Neill defended her protest participation, declaring "when the law is wrong, I will stand firmly against it."
- Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan hopes the Court of Appeal will deliver judgment on the parade decision in a "swift enough time frame." O'Neill faces a no-confidence motion in the Northern Ireland Assembly next week.
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Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill under police investigation after participating in anti-Orange Order parade
Michelle O’Neill has been placed under police investigation after participating in the anti-Orange Order parade.The Northern Ireland First Minister received a letter from police investigating alleged criminal offences in relation to her involvement in the protest on the Garvaghy Road, Sinn Féin has confirmed.Sinn Féin party colleagues Conor Murphy, John O’Dowd and Gerry Kelly have also received contact from the Police Service of Northern Ireland…
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Northern Irish police contact Sinn Fein members over investigation into parade protest
Northern Irish police have contacted representatives of Sinn Fein in relation to their investigation into a protest that has blocked a Protestant parade from marching through a Catholic area for almost two weeks, the Irish nationalist party said.
·London, United Kingdom
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