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Garvaghy Road residents to ask if PSNI chief ‘misled’ Parades Commission
Residents say the Parades Commission relied on incomplete police evidence and granted the march despite warnings of disorder, while imposing a 35-person limit.
- On Saturday, Garvaghy Road residents arrived at Belfast High Court for a last-ditch legal challenge against a Parades Commission ruling permitting the Orange Order to march through their nationalist district on Sunday.
- The Drumcree parade dominated 1990s headlines with violent clashes and security operations; this ruling marks the first time in 30 years the Orange Order has permission to walk the route.
- Barrister Denise Kiley KC argued the PSNI's written assessment focused on past risk rather than future threats, while residents questioned whether Chief Constable Jon Boutcher "misled" the Parades Commission.
- With the march scheduled for 8am Sunday, residents applied for a counter-protest involving around 5,000 participants while the commission limited the Orange Order procession to 35 members.
- High Court judge Justice Patricia Smyth urged parties to "reach agreement for the sake of everyone in Northern Ireland" and to "be big enough to step back from the abyss.
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Garvaghy Road residents to ask if PSNI chief ‘misled’ Parades Commission
Garvaghy Road residents challenging a ruling permitting the Orange Order to march along their street have said they will seek to find out if PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher “misled” the ruling body.
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