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11/03/2004
DPP members defy threats from dissidents
Death threats made against members of the District Policing Partnership (DPP) in Craigavon have been condemned today as cowardly.
Catholic members of the DPP including independent member Hugh Casey and Dolores Kelly, the vice-chair of the cross-community policing body, have spoken out against latest threats believed to have originated from dissident republicans.
Upper Bann SDLP assembly member Dolores Kelly said the people behind the threats were "despicable cowards".
Interviewed on Radio Ulster this morning Hugh Casey said he was simply performing a public service for the Catholic community and said that he was trying to ensure the best policing possible. He said that he would not be deterred by the threats.
Security Minister Jane Kennedy has condemned the threats issued to members of Craigavon's District Policing Partnerships.
The Minsiter said: "These death threats are utterly contemptible. The terrorists who issue them have no principles, no mandate and no support. They offer the people nothing.
"The men and women who work on DPPs are serving their communities by holding local policing to account. They deserve the support of all decent people in Northern Ireland."
It is understood that following the threats, DPP members have been asked by police to review security arrangements and to take care when opening mail delivered to both their homes and offices.
Earlier this week Tom McBride the Strabane DPP chairman received a letter bomb sent to his home address in Plumbridge.
(SP)
Catholic members of the DPP including independent member Hugh Casey and Dolores Kelly, the vice-chair of the cross-community policing body, have spoken out against latest threats believed to have originated from dissident republicans.
Upper Bann SDLP assembly member Dolores Kelly said the people behind the threats were "despicable cowards".
Interviewed on Radio Ulster this morning Hugh Casey said he was simply performing a public service for the Catholic community and said that he was trying to ensure the best policing possible. He said that he would not be deterred by the threats.
Security Minister Jane Kennedy has condemned the threats issued to members of Craigavon's District Policing Partnerships.
The Minsiter said: "These death threats are utterly contemptible. The terrorists who issue them have no principles, no mandate and no support. They offer the people nothing.
"The men and women who work on DPPs are serving their communities by holding local policing to account. They deserve the support of all decent people in Northern Ireland."
It is understood that following the threats, DPP members have been asked by police to review security arrangements and to take care when opening mail delivered to both their homes and offices.
Earlier this week Tom McBride the Strabane DPP chairman received a letter bomb sent to his home address in Plumbridge.
(SP)
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