Black Lives Matter protesters to sue PSNI over Covid detentions

(left to right) Sinead Marmion solicitor for Phoenix Law, Cuthbert Tura Arutura, Ivanka Antova, Sipho Sibanda, and People Before Profit Belfast City Councillor Matt Collins (Liam McBurney/PA)

Black Lives Matter protesters are to sue the police after a watchdog found the force had been discriminatory in issuing fines to demonstrators.

Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson said concerns around discriminatory police handling of the protests in June were justified.