Mr Justice Scoffield said action was taken to allay any threat of Sinn Fein abandoning support for police.
The ruling has prompted further criticism of Mr Byrne, who is already under pressure following revelations of data breaches this month.
The participants were paying respects to those who died when gunmen from the Ulster Freedom Fighters opened fire inside the bookmakers, killing five people and injuring nine. “We will of course take time to carefully consider the full judgment to ensure any lessons are learnt to prevent any future recurrence.”
At that time, then-deputy first minister Michelle O’Neill tweeted about “double standards” in the PSNI, in reference to an incident in East Belfast in 2021 when a large gathering of masked loyalists were not challenged by police at the time, the week before.
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