Following the incident one officer was suspended from duty and the other re-positioned.
Two junior PSNI officers disciplined over an arrest at a Troubles atrocity commemoration had their reputations wrongly “sacrificed”, the High Court heard today.
Backed by the Police Federation, the pair are seeking a judicial review of the lawfulness of the disciplinary moves. Last year’s wreath-laying ceremony was held at a time when public gatherings were restricted due to Covid-19 regulations.Chief Constable Simon Byrne later apologised for the incident and confirmed the steps taken against the two recently-recruited officers.
The court heard one constable felt isolated, abandoned, embarrassed and demoralised by the decision to suspend him. He argued: “What happened was a summary adjudication, an acceptance of the officers’ guilt and punishment meted out to satisfy public clamour.” Mr Lockhart contended that the Chief Constable had defused a situation which could have gone “horribly wrong”.
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