éirígí complains of ‘political briefing’ from the PSNI…

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Breandán MacCionnaith:

“Journalists have confirmed that a senior member of the PSNI conducted a number of ‘off the record’ briefings relating to éirígí at Ballymena Courthouse yesterday. These briefings also contained erroneous information relating to a named individual who was appearing before the courts. While the use of misinformation by the PSNI are commonplace that does not make them any less reprehensible.

“Overtly political briefings of this nature are designed to both damage éirígí and undermine the rights of the individual before the courts. The fact that the PSNI are willing to conduct such briefings within the court precincts speaks volumes about the true nature of British policing and justice in Ireland.”

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