Police in NI do not have resources to take on legacy workload – Byrne

Police in NI do not have resources to take on legacy workload – Byrne

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Police in Northern Ireland do not have the resources to deal with the outstanding caseload of unsolved Troubles cases, the region’s chief constable has warned.

Simon Byrne told MPs it would take 20 years to review the thousands of outstanding legacy cases with current funding and staffing levels.

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