'Where a judge has said a chief constable is prepared to sacrifice his young officers, how can the chief constable or anyone else expect anyone’s support'
The chief constable of the PSNI has no option but to resign following a court judgment which said a decision to discipline junior police officers over an incident at a Troubles memorial event in Belfast was unlawful, a DUP Policing Board member has said.
Mr Clarke, the DUP’s lead representative on the Policing Board, said it is difficult to see what credibility the chief constable has left. “The chief constable has said, and the counsel for the chief constable has said, he was guided by their threat to leave the Board. “Sinn Fein very publicly raised our concerns with the Chief Constable and senior police officers on the treatment of victims and their families. The court’s ruling on the suspension of two police officers following this incident is a matter for the PSNI.”
The incident triggered a major controversy at the time, and sparked criticism of Mr Byrne. Mr Byrne apologised for the PSNI’s handling of the event and it was announced that one officer was to be suspended and one repositioned.
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