Trevor Clarke says Simon Byrne has lost the confidence of officers, politicians and the public.
BBC News NI political correspondent
Fresh questions over Mr Byrne's leadership were raised on Tuesday after a judge ruled that two junior PSNI officers were unlawfully disciplined for an arrest made at a commemoration on Belfast's Ormeau Road in February 2021. During this, one man who had been shot and injured in the attack was detained on suspicion of disorderly behaviour and put in handcuffs.Mr Justice Scoffield quashed decisions to suspend one probationary constable and re-position his colleague.A Sinn Féin spokesperson said the court's ruling on the suspension of the officers was a "matter for the PSNI".
On Tuesday, Mr Justice Scoffield held: "I have been persuaded that the respondent imposed suspension in the first applicant's case because of the threat that, if it did not do so, republican support for policing would be withdrawn.Despite acknowledging the difficult situation in which the PSNI was placed, he concluded that the decision to move the second officer was also influenced by the same threat, real or perceived.
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