Attacchi non indagati “seriamente” dalla PSNI

La polizia non sta facendo abbastanza per fermare gli attacchi contro le Orange Hall, riferisce il Gran Segretario dell’Orange Order

Tre Hall sono state colpite durante l’ultimo fine settimana. Sei bottiglie di vernice sono state lanciate contro la facciata della Clifton Street Hall a North Belfast.

Si ritiene che gli assalitori abbiano usato un trattore per danneggiare le Hall di Rasharkin e Ballymoney, lo scorso venerdì.

“La polizia non sta trattando questi attacchi con abbastanza serietà, non stanno destinando abbastanza personale per contrastarli.

“Negli ultimi anni abbiamo avuto attacchi incendiari contro più di 300 Orange Hall”, ha affermato Drew Nelson.

“Per tutti questi attacchi, solo sei persone sono state condannate”.

Danni

La polizia sta indagando su un possibile collegamento tra gli attacchi avvenuti nella Contea di Antrim.

La porta della Tullaghans Orange Hall a Ballymoney è stata aperta con la foza.

Tamburi e mobilia presenti nell’edificio sono stati danneggiati nell’attacco, denunciato intorno alle 17 di sabato.

La polizia afferma che l’incidente potrebbe essere collegato a quello portato contro la Granagh Independent Orange Hall di Rasharkin, quando un trattore è servito ad abbattere un muro perimetrale.

Anche la porta principale dell’edificio in Mullan Road è stata danneggiata. La denuncia dell’attacco è avvenuta sabato mattina.

Attacks not treated ‘seriously’

The police are not doing enough to stop attacks on Orange halls, the Grand Secretary of the Orange Order has said.

Three halls were attacked at the weekend. Six bottles of paint were smashed against the front of Clifton Street Hall in north Belfast.

It is believed a tractor was used to damage halls in Rasharkin and Ballymoney on Friday night.

“The police are not treating these attacks seriously enough, they are not devoting enough resources to them.”

“In the past few years we’ve had just over 300 halls that have been subject to arson attacks,” said Drew Nelson.

“For all of those attacks, I think there have only been six convictions.”

Damage

Police are investigating a possible link between the attacks on the County Antrim Orange halls.

The door at Tullaghans Orange Hall on Bravallan Road in Ballymoney was forced opened.

Drums and furniture inside the building were also damaged in the incident which was reported at 1710 BST on Saturday.

Police said it may be linked to another attack in which a tractor was used to knock down a wall outside Granagh Independent Orange Hall in Rasharkin.

The front door of the building on Mullan Road was also damaged in that incident which was discovered on Saturday morning.