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22/03/2016
Call For IRA Flags To Be Removed Immediately
The erection of IRA flags in west Belfast has been condemned.
The flags, which are of D Company of the Belfast IRA's 2nd Battalion, were put up in the Millfield area, over the weekend.
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson is calling for the flags to be removed "immediately".
He said: "Paramilitary flags are a scourge in Northern Ireland and there can never be any justification for them. The celebration of violence has no place in our society and is inexcusable. We cannot simply turn a blind eye to the flying of such illegal flags.
"Public agencies such as the police, Roads Service and Housing Executive, alongside political representatives, have a duty to ensure communities are inclusive and welcoming, not promoting a climate of fear, which these flags clearly do.
"I would call on the authorities to remove these illegal flags immediately. Alliance has long called for cross-party support to tackle illegal flags and there is an urgent need for action to be taken."
(CD)
The flags, which are of D Company of the Belfast IRA's 2nd Battalion, were put up in the Millfield area, over the weekend.
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson is calling for the flags to be removed "immediately".
He said: "Paramilitary flags are a scourge in Northern Ireland and there can never be any justification for them. The celebration of violence has no place in our society and is inexcusable. We cannot simply turn a blind eye to the flying of such illegal flags.
"Public agencies such as the police, Roads Service and Housing Executive, alongside political representatives, have a duty to ensure communities are inclusive and welcoming, not promoting a climate of fear, which these flags clearly do.
"I would call on the authorities to remove these illegal flags immediately. Alliance has long called for cross-party support to tackle illegal flags and there is an urgent need for action to be taken."
(CD)
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