Priest faces incitement to hatred probe

THE Catholic priest who witnessed the completion of IRA disarmament is being investigated by police for alleged incitement to hatred after comparing Northern Protestants to Nazis.

Father Alec Reid is being investigated after the Police Service of Northern Ireland received a formal complaint about his comments at a public meeting on IRA decommissioning at a Belfast church last week.

The complaint has been made by Willie Frazer of the Families Acting for Innocent Relatives which represents victims of IRA violence.