Mr Byrne has resigned as chief constable of the PSNI.
Simon Byrne’s four years as Northern Ireland’s police chief saw him deal with a long series of controversies and challenges.
One of his main aims in Northern Ireland was to extend community policing, although he was hampered by budget issues facing the force.Here are some of the main controversies from Mr Byrne’s career with the PSNI.Mr Byrne was criticised after making a comment suggesting that the children of paramilitaries could be taken into care. Following a furore, Mr Byrne said he was happy to withdraw “the interpretation that children are pawns, if that’s what’s been heard”, adding it was not his intention.
The funeral procession of senior Irish Republican and former leading IRA figure Bobby Storey following the funeral at St Agnes’ Church in west Belfast The PSNI is criticised for the policing of the funeral of senior republican Bobby Storey which saw huge crowds gather despite coronavirus restrictions, including Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill.
The Police Ombudsman later sent a file to the Public Prosecution Service , but the PPS decided against pursuing a prosecution of the officers.– August 2023: Mr Justice Scoffield says that two police officers were unlawfully disciplined following the Sean Graham bookmakers memorial event in 2021. The judge says the officers were disciplined to allay any threat of Sinn Fein abandoning its support for policing in Northern Ireland.
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