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Covid-19: PPS opts not to prosecute over Black Lives Matter protests
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image captionProtesters gathered in Custom House Square in Belfast on 6 June
Fourteen people reported to Northern Ireland s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) after Black Lives Matter protests last year will not be prosecuted.
The people were referred to the PPS for potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations in Belfast and Londonderry
Assistant director Martin Hardy said there was no reasonable prospect of conviction for any offence .
The PSNI has repeated the chief constable s apology for any anger, upset and frustration caused .
Last year the Police Ombudsman found justification in claims the handling of the Black Lives Matter protests by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was unfair and discriminatory.
No Prosecutions Over 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests in Northern Ireland
Fourteen People who were reported in connection with attendance at Black Lives Matter protests last year will not be prosecuted, Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said on Wednesday.
The PPS said that it came to the conclusion that “the Test for Prosecution was not met in respect of any suspect on evidential grounds.”
There was no “reasonable prospect of conviction” of the suspects as they could argue they had a “reasonable excuse” to attend the protests, PPS Assistant Director Martin Hardy said.
The 14 individuals, who attended one or more of three BLM protests in Londonderry and Belfast in June 2020, were reported to the PPS for consideration of potential offences under the regulations imposed to curb the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus.
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