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Sinn Féin councillor suspended over alleged inappropriate online messages Sinn Féin councillor suspended over alleged inappropriate online messages
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The party whip has also been removed from JJ MageeThe party whip has also been removed from JJ Magee
Sinn Féin says that Belfast City councillor JJ Magee has been suspended from the party "without prejudice" following an allegation that inappropriate online messages were exchanged between him and a minor.Sinn Féin says that Belfast City councillor JJ Magee has been suspended from the party "without prejudice" following an allegation that inappropriate online messages were exchanged between him and a minor.
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney said in a statement that the party whip had also been removed from Magee.Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney said in a statement that the party whip had also been removed from Magee.
Kearney added that the chief executive of Belfast City Council has been notified. Kearney said the chief executive of Belfast City Council has been notified.
He said the allegation has been forwarded to social services and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in compliance with the party's children safeguarding policy. KRW Law issued a statement on behalf of JJ Magee: “Our client absolutely denies any allegation of inappropriate conduct and in particular any conduct which may have occasioned a breach of the code of conduct for councillors."
The KRW Law statement added that JJ Magee had lodged a 38 page rebuttal to a complaint which had been lodged with the NI Local Government Commissioner for Standards.
Kearney said that the allegation made against JJ Magee has been forwarded to social services and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in compliance with the party's children safeguarding policy.
Sinn Féin said it would be making no further comment as the matter is "under active investigation by the appropriate authorities".Sinn Féin said it would be making no further comment as the matter is "under active investigation by the appropriate authorities".