SF 'could contaminate justice if given control'

Sinn Féin could contaminate policing and justice if the party gets control over it in a devolved government, a hardline Democratic Unionist said tonight.

As Assembly members discussed policing and justice powers being transferred from Westminster to a future power-sharing government, Northern MEP Jim Allister said the first anniversary of the dropping of spying charges against three people including republican turned British agent Denis Donaldson served as a reminder of why unionists should be concerned about Sinn Féin having any say.