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Contentious march ends peacefully | Contentious march ends peacefully |
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A contentious Orange Order parade in the Whiterock area of west Belfast has passed off without major incident. | A contentious Orange Order parade in the Whiterock area of west Belfast has passed off without major incident. |
A limited parade of up to 50 people was allowed onto the mainly nationalist Springfield Road via Workman Avenue. | A limited parade of up to 50 people was allowed onto the mainly nationalist Springfield Road via Workman Avenue. |
However, community marshals who were not allowed along that route staged a protest, claiming the move breached the Parades Commission determination. | However, community marshals who were not allowed along that route staged a protest, claiming the move breached the Parades Commission determination. |
They also accused police of "bowing to republican pressure". Most of the march had to pass through a factory site. | They also accused police of "bowing to republican pressure". Most of the march had to pass through a factory site. |
In a statement, the police said their actions were based on clarification from the Parades Commission on the definition of a marshal and "specifically who this referred to". | |
When the security gate was opened for those allowed to go through, the local Whiterock lodge were met with the cheers from supporters and the jeers of nationalist protestors. | |
Police told Orange marshalls they had taken legal adviceIt was the second year in a row that the parade had passed off peacefully, and Chief Superintendent Gary White praised "the work carried out on all sides" to ensure this. | |
Things were different in 2005, when police officers were attacked with petrol and blast bombs, as well as live rounds during trouble. | |
The cost of policing that Whiterock parade and subsequent rioting in a number of loyalist areas was estimated at £3m by the PSNI. | The cost of policing that Whiterock parade and subsequent rioting in a number of loyalist areas was estimated at £3m by the PSNI. |
The ruling on Saturday's march has been made by the Parades Commission, a government-appointed body set up in 1997 to make decisions on whether controversial parades should be restricted. | |