Guy GrandjeanBbc Spotlight

Mar 11, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Conor Spackman |Guy GrandjeanBbc Spotlight |Guy Grandjean

Mediators have been speaking to the leadership of South East Antrim UDA about abandoning paramilitarism, sources have told BBC Spotlight. The group has become notorious for its involvement in organised crime. Martin Quinn, who believes its members were behind the murder of his brother Glenn in Carrickfergus in 2020, said he welcomed the move. However, he believes the group should show its intent by allowing witnesses to the murder to come forward.

Dec 5, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Lyndsey Telford |Guy GrandjeanBbc Spotlight |Guy Grandjean

A charity targeted in racist attacks had been advised by police to reassure loyalist community leaders it was not running a mosque. The advice was uncovered in a secret recording, obtained by BBC Spotlight, of a meeting between the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association and police. A justice expert described the approach as "community policing gone very badly wrong". The PSNI said it takes the allegation "very seriously".