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| Man in 'tar and feather' attack | Man in 'tar and feather' attack |
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| A man was subjected to a so-called 'tarring and feathering' attack in south Belfast on Sunday. | A man was subjected to a so-called 'tarring and feathering' attack in south Belfast on Sunday. |
| It is thought the attack was carried out by two men wearing balaclavas as a crowd including women and children looked on. | It is thought the attack was carried out by two men wearing balaclavas as a crowd including women and children looked on. |
| The victim was made to wear a placard reading 'I'm a drug dealing scum bag'. | The victim was made to wear a placard reading 'I'm a drug dealing scum bag'. |
| Frankie Gallagher of the UPRG, the political wing of the UDA, said the paramilitary grouping was not involved in the attack. | Frankie Gallagher of the UPRG, the political wing of the UDA, said the paramilitary grouping was not involved in the attack. |
| Mr Gallagher said that "local people had gone to the UDA to ask them to sort it out", but that it told them to go to the police. | Mr Gallagher said that "local people had gone to the UDA to ask them to sort it out", but that it told them to go to the police. |
| He claims that the police then failed to act on information passed on and that people in the area decided to take the matter into their own hands. | He claims that the police then failed to act on information passed on and that people in the area decided to take the matter into their own hands. |
| However, Alliance leader David Ford said: "Despite denials from the UPRG, most people will find it very hard to believe that the UDA was not involved in this despicable act." | However, Alliance leader David Ford said: "Despite denials from the UPRG, most people will find it very hard to believe that the UDA was not involved in this despicable act." |
| The attack happened in south Belfast | The attack happened in south Belfast |
| Northern Ireland's Social Development Margaret Ritchie said that this type of incident had "no place in a civilised society". | Northern Ireland's Social Development Margaret Ritchie said that this type of incident had "no place in a civilised society". |
| "If the UDA is involved it is a stark demonstration of the thuggery and violence which I made clear has to end if the funding to the CTI (Conflict Transformation Initiative) project is to continue," she continued. | "If the UDA is involved it is a stark demonstration of the thuggery and violence which I made clear has to end if the funding to the CTI (Conflict Transformation Initiative) project is to continue," she continued. |
| Ms Ritchie's direct rule predecessor initiated the £1.2m scheme which aimed to encourage redevelopment in loyalist communities through the UDA aligned UPRG. | Ms Ritchie's direct rule predecessor initiated the £1.2m scheme which aimed to encourage redevelopment in loyalist communities through the UDA aligned UPRG. |
| On 10 August, Ms Ritchie said she would withdraw support from the project unless there was clear evidence of decommissioning and reduced criminality. | On 10 August, Ms Ritchie said she would withdraw support from the project unless there was clear evidence of decommissioning and reduced criminality. |
| No trace | No trace |
| Although the police were made aware of the incident, by the time officers arrived in the loyalist estate, neither the victim nor his attackers could be found. | |
| "A report of an incident in Finwood Park, Taughmonagh, was received shortly after 10.10pm on Sunday evening," a spokesman said. | "A report of an incident in Finwood Park, Taughmonagh, was received shortly after 10.10pm on Sunday evening," a spokesman said. |