Has the PSNI chief constable played his ace card by appealing a court judgement amid resignation calls?
The PSNI is headed up by Chief Constable Simon Byrne and Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton The emergency meeting of the Policing Board was more than five hours long when Simon Byrne changed the rules.He played what he believes was his ace card, having sat on it throughout.
accusing him of disciplining two junior officersThereby - although he didn't put it like this - buying himself time and wrong footing those about to put down a vote of no confidence.Ninety minutes later, Mr Byrne relayed the same information that he had sat on throughout the entirety of his meeting with his oversight body to the frustrated waiting media.
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