Policing and Justice
Today sees the start of a serving PSNI officer’s trial at Laganside Crown court. The allegedly corrupt officer is accused of theft and misconduct in public office. Yvonne Forte is also under investigation by the Police Ombudsman for planting evidence in the home of a former UDR soldier and tampering with evidence. Ms Forte has […]
A republican arrested and charged after rioting in the Markets area of Belfast has had all charges withdrawn, after an intervention by the Public Prosecution Service. Gerard McEvoy had been charged with riotous assembly, throwing a petrol bomb and aggravated taking and driving away on 7 August 2017. A PPS representative intervened to withdraw […]
The PSNI and members of the public have come under attack by a violent republican mob in the Lecky Road area of Londonderry. The attack came close to the site of a republican bonfire due to be held in the area tonight. Petrol bombs, bottles and bricks were thrown during the republican rioting. Over […]
Unionist Voice explores the continuing links between Sinn Fein and the still active IRA. Sinn Fein this week held a meeting with the PSNI Chief Constable, in which they claimed to have raised the issue of the activities of loyalist organisations. Many Unionist’s will view this as the height of hypocrisy given Sinn Fein’s inextricable […]
UUP Councillor Sonia Copeland has announced on Facebook that she has contacted the PSNI over the EXCLUSIVE story carried by Unionist Voice in relation to the clandestine bonfire meeting which targeted bonfire sites in east Belfast. It is believed to be the first time a politician has reported a news article reporting on events […]
Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims are suing PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton in relation to allegations that failures in the police investigation led to the perpetrators escaping justice. There has been allegations that security force informants were part of the bombing team and a failure to share information internally between the security services led […]