Dickson says Orange Order are playing a dangerous game with threats of illegal parades

Alliance Justice Spokesperson Stewart Dickson says that the Orange Order are playing a dangerous game if they go ahead with a suggestion that they will not notify the police of their parades. The Parades Commission have been told that they cannot make a ruling on a parade they have not been notified about. However, any such parade would be deemed illegal.

Stewart Dickson MLA said: “The Orange Order should not be getting involved in this type of irresponsible behaviour. They are playing a dangerous game if they do not notify the police of future parades.

“As a community based organisation, any such move would lose them a lot of support.

“I would ask their leaders not to get involved in such actions. It would be detrimental to our society if we were to have a summer of illegal marches.

“As many of their members would be well known, I do not think they could even go through with organising parades that would be illegal.”

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