Trevor Clarke said Simon Byrne has lost the confidence of his officers, politicians and the public.
The chief constable of the PSNI has no option but to resign following a court judgment which said a decision to discipline junior police officers over an incident at a Troubles memorial event in Belfast was unlawful, a DUP Policing Board member has said.High Court judge Mr Justice Scoffield ruled this week that the decision was made to discipline the officers to allay any threat of Sinn Fein abandoning its support for policing in Northern Ireland.
The ruling has prompted further criticism of Mr Byrne, who is already under pressure following revelations of data breaches this month. “I spoke to the chief executive of the Policing Board yesterday asking for a meeting with the chief constable, but we are at the stage now that it is difficult to see any credibility that the chief constable has left.“I think if he was making that decision today, he would make that decision himself.”
“There is nothing to prevent me or anyone else speaking to the officers of the police, but they shouldn’t be held by threats by us or anyone else on the basis of our support for policing. The controversial incident unfolded when police challenged those attending a memorial event amid suspicions the size of the public gathering breached coronavirus regulations.The incident triggered a major controversy at the time, and sparked criticism of Mr Byrne.
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