Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey has this afternoon raised concerns around a protest on Thursday outside Queen’s University Belfast in a meeting with police today.

The South Belfast MLA said:

“Today in a meeting with the PSNI, I raised my party’s concerns around extremely disturbing footage which emerged online after a protest at Queen’s University Belfast on Thursday.

“Those protesting were there to highlight the plight of the Palestinian people and the ongoing genocide, apartheid and illegal occupation in Gaza.

“Everyone in our society has the right to protest peacefully, and police must ensure this right is respected and also that any response is measured and professional.

“My party will also be raising this issue at the next Policing Board meeting to ensure lessons are learned from this incident.”