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| Flag protest: Willie Frazer and Jamie Bryson face questions | Flag protest: Willie Frazer and Jamie Bryson face questions |
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| Police are to question two men prominent in the loyalist union flag protests in Belfast. | Police are to question two men prominent in the loyalist union flag protests in Belfast. |
| Jamie Bryson and Willie Frazer will be questioned on suspicion of organising and participating in unlawful parades. | Jamie Bryson and Willie Frazer will be questioned on suspicion of organising and participating in unlawful parades. |
| Mr Frazer, 52, was arrested in his home village of Markethill, County Armagh. | Mr Frazer, 52, was arrested in his home village of Markethill, County Armagh. |
| There have been protests since Belfast City Council voted on 3 December to limit the flying of the union flag from city hall. | There have been protests since Belfast City Council voted on 3 December to limit the flying of the union flag from city hall. |
| Mr Bryson said, in a video posted on the internet, that he had not attacked anybody or been involved in any acts of violence. | |
| Mr Frazer and Mr Bryson, 23, are both spokesmen for the Ulster People's Forum, which was set up in the wake of the protests. | Mr Frazer and Mr Bryson, 23, are both spokesmen for the Ulster People's Forum, which was set up in the wake of the protests. |
| Mr Frazer is a well-known campaigner on loyalist issues, particularly in border areas. | Mr Frazer is a well-known campaigner on loyalist issues, particularly in border areas. |
| He was the director of the victims' group Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (Fair) until late in 2012. | He was the director of the victims' group Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (Fair) until late in 2012. |
| Fair was founded by Mr Frazer 13 years previously to support victims of republican violence. | Fair was founded by Mr Frazer 13 years previously to support victims of republican violence. |
| Mr Bryson, from Donaghadee in County Down, is a community activist who rose to prominence as a result of the flag protest. | Mr Bryson, from Donaghadee in County Down, is a community activist who rose to prominence as a result of the flag protest. |