Monthly Archives: June 2013

Sinn Fein Gerry Kelly being carried by a police jeep By Amanda Poole – 24 June 2013 Unionists have urged the police and prosecution service to investigate Gerry Kelly after the Sinn Fein MLA was carried along on the front of a PSNI Land Rover. The Ulster Unionist Party said Sinn Fein cannot “pick and choose” the law after the incident in north Belfast on Friday night which also saw Culture Minister Caral Ni Chuilin injured. UUP East Antrim MLA Roy Beggs called for the PSNI and the Public Prosecution Service to hold Mr Kelly to “the same rigours of the law as he sought for all other citizens when he obstructed a police Land Rover in a dangerous situation”. The incident happened on Friday evening after the Tour of the North parade. Sinn Fein claims Ms Ni Chuilin was hit by a police Land Rover as she tried to … Continue reading →

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23 June 2013 Last updated at 11:25 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Video filmed by Sinn Fein showing Gerry Kelly clinging to the front of a PSNI vehicle Unionist politicians have criticised Sinn Fein members Gerry Kelly and Carál Ní Chuilín over an incident involving a police Land Rover in north Belfast. Ms Ní Chuilín, the culture minister, was taken to hospital after the incident on Friday night following the loyalist Tour of the North parade. Sinn Fein said she was hit by a Land Rover as she tried to help her party colleague Gerry Kelly. He was carried on the front of the vehicle for a short distance. Mr Kelly said he tried to stop the Land Rover in order to speak to officers who had arrested a 16-year-old, but claimed the officer drove off, with Mr Kelly clinging to the front of the … Continue reading →

GERRY Kelly last night defended his decision to intervene in the arrest of a youth at Friday night’s Tour of the North despite mounting criticism that he obstructed police. The Sinn Fein politician and Policing Board member came under fire from unionists and the Alliance Party after challenging police who apprehended a 16-year-old for provocative conduct. The teenager was released later on pending a report from the Public Prosecution Service. A 20-year-old man arrested for disorderly behaviour was served with a fixed-penalty notice. Former Stormont junior minister Mr Kelly was pictured hanging on to the bonnet of a police Land Rover after it drove towards him despite him asking the driver to stop. The North Belfast MLA said he had been carried along for a “considerable distance”. Culture minister Caral Ni Chuilin, left, sustained injuries to her shoulder during the same incident. She was discharged from hospital on Friday night. … Continue reading →