Facebook
told to remove flag protest pages
The
Facebook website has been ordered to take down two pages used by
those involved in updating information about street protests in
Northern Ireland.
22
January, 2013
The
dispute over the flying of the union flag over Belfast City Hall is
now in its seventh week.
Some
of the protests have been followed by rioting in which more than 100
police officers have been injured.
The
ruling at Belfast High Court was made after threats were made against
a Catholic man on the website.
A
judge also ruled that the man's picture and details about him should
be prevented from appearing on any other web pages controlled by
Facebook.
The
pages, however, remain live on the site.
Facebook
itself has said that it has not received a court order relating to
the judgement which was made late on Friday night, however that is
disputed by the man's solicitor.
Protests
have been ongoing since Belfast City Council voted on 3 December to
restrict the flying of the union flag to designated days only.
Union
flag protests: 11 arrests made in Northern Ireland
Eleven
people have been arrested during union flag protests across Northern
Ireland on Monday evening.
22
January, 2013
Three
of them - all males - were arrested in Londonderry's Waterside area.
They
are being questioned about several offences including disorderly
behaviour and obstructing a highway.
Six
males and two females were arrested on suspicion of obstructing a
highway following a protest on the Knock dual carriageway in east
Belfast.
A
number of roads were blocked for a time on Monday evening in Belfast,
including parts of the Lisburn Road in the south of the city and the
Albertbridge Road in the east.
Protests
have been ongoing since Belfast City Council voted on 3 December to
restrict the flying of the union flag to designated days only
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.