1,700 punishment beatings since 1998, says Orde

Loyalist and republican paramilitaries have carried out 1,700 punishment attacks in Northern Ireland since 1998, Chief Constable Hugh Orde revealed today.

Loyalist and republican paramilitaries have carried out 1,700 punishment attacks in Northern Ireland since 1998, Chief Constable Hugh Orde revealed today.

Rising numbers of IRA shootings and beatings are also tightly controlled and halted during crucial election periods, he added.

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