AQW 1908/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 13/09/2011
Answered On Date: 21/09/2011
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) how many arrests were made in relation to the rioting in Ballyclare and Carrickfergus on 9 July 2011; and (ii) how many people have been prosecuted and convicted in relation to the disturbances.

Answer:

Fourteen arrests have been made by the PSNI, to date (15 September 2011), in relation to the rioting in Ballyclare and Carrickfergus on 9 July 2011.

The nature of many of the offences charged is serious and the cases concerned are under consideration by PPS prosecutors. Information is not yet available on convictions, therefore.