Decision not to prosecute Sinn Féin politicians at Storey funeral to be reviewed

Decision not to prosecute Sinn Féin politicians at Storey funeral to be reviewed
An estimated 2,000 people gathered for former IRA leader Bobby Storey’s funeral in west Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

A controversial decision not to prosecute 24 Sinn Féin politicians for alleged coronavirus breaches at a republican funeral is to be reviewed.

The announcement by the Public Prosecution Service in regard to the Bobby Storey funeral came amid a deepening political row over how the authorities handled last June’s events in west Belfast.

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