Concerted attack on Orange culture in Tyrone
17 January 2011
Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister:-
"The weekend sectarian attacks on three Orange Halls in County Tyrone within the space of 24 hours signifies an escalation in hate crime perpetrated by republicans. If the orchestrated focus on County Tyrone is republicans way of marking the election of a Tyrone Orangeman as Grand Master, then it marks a new low in their naked sectarian approach.
"These halls are not just Orange Halls, in many instances they are Community Halls. Thus the target is every element of the community benefitting from their use.
"It is imperative that the PSNI responds pro-actively, because only punishment through the courts to fit these crimes will curb the perpetrators in their anti-unionist rampage."
