A senior officer from the Cumbria Constabulary in England has been appointed to oversee an investigation by police in Northern Ireland into potential breaches of coronavirus regulations at the funeral of senior republican Bobby Storey.
Sinn Féin’s deputy first minister Michelle O’Neill and finance minister Conor Murphy have been criticised for taking part in the funeral. Chair of the national police chiefs’ council Martin Hewitt has now nominated Cumbria deputy chief constable Mark Webster for the task.Meanwhile, the North’s Police Ombudsman is considering a complaint from a member of the public regarding PSNI action leading up to the funeral.
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