No Prosecutions Over 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests in Northern Ireland
Fourteen People who were reported in connection with attendance at Black Lives Matter protests last year will not be prosecuted, Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said on Wednesday.
The PPS said that it came to the conclusion that “the Test for Prosecution was not met in respect of any suspect on evidential grounds.”
There was no “reasonable prospect of conviction” of the suspects as they could argue they had a “reasonable excuse” to attend the protests, PPS Assistant Director Martin Hardy said.
The 14 individuals, who attended one or more of three BLM protests in Londonderry and Belfast in June 2020, were reported to the PPS for consideration of potential offences under the regulations imposed to curb the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus.
Seven people are to be prosecuted for alleged mistreatment of patients at a Northern Ireland hospital for adults with severe learning disabilities and mental health needs.
It is understood the seven facing charges are staff members at Muckamore Abbey Hospital’s psychiatric intensive care unit.
The charges announced by the Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service (PPS) include alleged ill-treatment and wilful neglect of patients contrary to the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.
The announcement comes after a lengthy police investigation into claims of patient abuse at the Co Antrim facility, which is operated by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
Muckamore Abbey: Seven people to be prosecuted for âalleged ill-treatment of patientsâ, PPS says
PSNI says move follows very detailed and complex investigation
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Seven people are to be prosecuted for the âalleged ill-treatment of patientsâ at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, prosecutors confirmed on Friday.
It is understood the seven individuals being prosecuted are staff members at the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at Muckamore Abbey Hospital.
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