Black Lives Matter protesters in Northern Ireland 'vindicated' after no prosecution decision
The decisions relate to three protests that occurred last summer – two in Belfast and one in Derry.
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The decisions relate to three protests that occurred last summer – two in Belfast and one in Derry.
Prosecutors said there was also a lack of legal clarity in the Stormont regulations as to whether such protests were unlawful.
Black Lives Matter protesters have hailed as vindication a decision not to prosecute them for participating in demonstrations in Northern Ireland when strict coronavirus rules on public gatherings were in place. The Public Prosecution Service announced on Wednesday that no action would be taken against 14 suspects reported to it for potential offences under Stormont’s Covid-19 regulations. The decisions relate to three protests that occurred last summer – two in Belfast and one in Londonderry. Officials concluded that the test for prosecution was not met because the suspects would have be...
Prosecutors said there was also a lack of legal clarity in the Stormont regulations as to whether such protests were unlawful.