Jon Boutcher said he does not want PSNI “dragged into any political tit-for-tat”
Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable has indicated that he does not believe Sinn Fein passing information that a former employee was being investigated for sex offences would have harmed the investigation.
Sinn Fein has said it suspended him as soon as it became aware of the police investigation. However, he took up a position with the British Heart Foundation in September 2022. The charity has said it was not made aware that he was facing investigation. “When we suspended him and he ended his engagement with us, that matter then, until the point that he was charged, is a matter for the police,” Mr Murphy said.
Responding, Mr Boutcher said he did not want to get “dragged into any political tit-for-tat”, describing police as having become the “lightning rod”. “If the question is, would that prejudice an investigation, the answer is, and I don’t know the detail, I don’t see how it would prejudice an investigation.”
“Our campaign uses the image of our beautiful son Daithi to spread positivity and hope as we work to raise awareness of organ donation, always with the goal of one day receiving the precious gift of a new heart for him,” they said.
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