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Protest 'is recipe for disaster' | Protest 'is recipe for disaster' |
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Plans to allow a Sinn Féin protest parade during an armed forces homecoming is a "recipe for disaster", First Minister Peter Robinson has said. | Plans to allow a Sinn Féin protest parade during an armed forces homecoming is a "recipe for disaster", First Minister Peter Robinson has said. |
The DUP leader said the Parades Commission could not justify its decision to allow next Sunday's event. | The DUP leader said the Parades Commission could not justify its decision to allow next Sunday's event. |
He accused Sinn Féin of being reckless and said it made it hard for people to envisage how policing and justice powers could be devolved. | He accused Sinn Féin of being reckless and said it made it hard for people to envisage how policing and justice powers could be devolved. |
The Parades Commission has imposed a number of conditions on the protest. | The Parades Commission has imposed a number of conditions on the protest. |
Mr Robinson told the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee at Stormont the protest was an indication that some people in Sinn Féin had not pulled themselves into a new era and were not prepared to allow people to welcome troops back into the community after putting their lives on the line. | Mr Robinson told the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee at Stormont the protest was an indication that some people in Sinn Féin had not pulled themselves into a new era and were not prepared to allow people to welcome troops back into the community after putting their lives on the line. |
He claimed Sinn Féin wanted the MoD to "run away" from having the parade at all, an outcome which he said would be "an absolute disaster". | |
He added that Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde had responsibilities and could yet step in. | |
Last week, the Parades Commission said, in a statement, it wanted to accommodate the parade and "a legitimate protest in a way which ensures that peace is maintained". | Last week, the Parades Commission said, in a statement, it wanted to accommodate the parade and "a legitimate protest in a way which ensures that peace is maintained". |
"Sinn Féin's willingness to co-operate and engage with the commission and the PSNI has been a positive contribution to the planning for the event. | "Sinn Féin's willingness to co-operate and engage with the commission and the PSNI has been a positive contribution to the planning for the event. |
"In the same way the MoD has shown a willingness to plan their event in a sensitive manner. | "In the same way the MoD has shown a willingness to plan their event in a sensitive manner. |
"As a result of discussions, they have made a small alteration to their route and have brought the time of their parade forward." | "As a result of discussions, they have made a small alteration to their route and have brought the time of their parade forward." |
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