The Five Demands

E’ l’appello di Willie Hay, DUP, ai partecipanti all’Apprentice Boys Parade del 14 agosto

La delegazione DUP composta Willie Hay e Gregory Campbell ha incontrato a Derry il comandante di distretto della PSNI Stephen Martin, per discutere di quanto è ipotizzabile possa accadere sabato 14 luglio al passaggio dell’Apprendice Boys Parade, in un momento in cui le forze di polizia sopravvivono arrancando alla pressione dissidente.
Il 32Csm ha annunciato una Whit Line protest a sostegno dei prigionieri repubblicani, lungo il percorso della parata.
“Se ci sarà una white line protest a favore dei prigionieri, penso sia importante che le persone che parteciperanno al corteo si comportino con dignità e senza reagire a qualsiasi provocazione che provenga dalla protesta”.
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Appeal for restraint during Boys’ parade (Derry Journal)
DUP MLA Willie Hay has appealed to people attending next week’s Apprentice Boys parade not to react to “provocation”.
The assemblyman made the comments after he and DUP MP Gregory Campbell met with senior police officers in Derry on Friday to discuss concerns over possible disruption of next Saturday’s parade by dissident republicans.
The DUP delegation also spoke to G District commander Stephen Martin over fears that the PSNI had insufficient resources to deal with any potential trouble.
The meeting followed the publication of plans by the 32 County Sovereignty Group to stage a white-line protest close to the parade route.
Mr Hay appealed to those attending the Apprentice Boys’ parade to act with restraint.
He said: “If there is a white-line picket on behalf of prisoners I think it’s important that people coming to the parade behave with dignity and don’t react to any provocation whatever direction it’s coming from.
He added that it was important that politicians and community leaders do whatever they can, publicly and privately, to lower tensions in the run up to the parade.
Mr Hay said that during the meeting, the senior police officers went into detail about how they would police the situation on the day. He added that he was confident the police could cope with whatever incidents may occur.