Suspension of officer following arrest at Troubles event to be challenged

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Suspension of officer following arrest at Troubles event to be challenged

Staff association says that due process was not followed ahead of investigation by Police Ombudsman.

Date - 1st March 2021
By - Police Oracle

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The suspension of a PSNI officer following a high profile arrest of a Troubles survivor at an atrocity commemoration event is to be legally challenged because it did not follow due process. One officer was suspended from duty and another...

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