Bizarre Parades Commission Decision to Restrict Anti-Internment League Parade August 2017
Community relations more important than freedom of expression
The Parades Commissions (PC) determined that the Anti-Internment League (AIL) should not march through Royal Avenue Belfast city centre on Sunday 6 August 2017 and should terminate at North Queen Street instead. This is due to the risks posed by “…public disorder and the potential adverse impact on community relations.” An admirable decision you may think, until you examine it more closely.