Van Morrison takes legal action against Northern Ireland's Department of Health and its minister Robin Swann
Sir Van Morrison is taking legal action against Northern Ireland's Department of Health and its minister Robin Swann overIn the op-ed article, first published in September 2020, Mr Swann criticised Sir Van's stance on Covid restrictions.The Health Department said it would not comment on active legal matters.
In a statement to BBC News NI, Sir Van's spokesperson said: "We confirm that legal proceedings have been issued against Mr Robin Swann MLA and the Department of Health as co-publishers of an op-ed in Rolling Stone." In the magazine article, Mr Swann said Sir Van could potentially damage public health messaging around Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.Mr Swann wrote: "We in Northern Ireland are very proud of the fact that one of the greatest music legends of the past 50 years comes from our part of the world."If you see it all as a big conspiracy, then you are less likely to follow the vital public health advice that keeps you and others safe.
In the lyrics, he claimed scientists were "making up crooked facts" to justify measures that "enslave" the population., after the singer called Mr Swann "very dangerous" during a dinner at the Europa Hotel in Belfast in June 2021.
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