PSNI appeal for help in identifying people linked to Belfast disorder

‘I just want to remind them of this: We now put the images out of those people involved in this disorder for everyone to see.’

LAST UPDATE | 11 Jun

THE PSNI HAS appealed for the public’s assistance in identifying people linked to the disorder in the Belfast area on Tuesday night.

There was violent disorder on Tuesday in the wake of a knife attack on Monday which left the victim, Stephen Ogilvie, in a serious condition in hospital.

Ogilvie’s family have said they are “disgusted” by the disorder, which continued into Wednesday night.

Hadi Alodid (30) appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with attempted murder over the knife attack in which Ogilvie lost an eye.

The PSNI today released images of people it wishes to speak to in connection with serious public disorder on 9 June in the Belfast area.

EXP26002 A Image of one of the people the PSNI wants to speak to

“If this is you, we are asking you to come forward to police now,” said the PSNI in a statement.

It also appealed to anyone who can assist in identifying these people to make contact.

EXP 26003A Another image of a person that PSNI officers are seeking to speak with. PSNI PSNI

The PSNI also encouraged anyone with has photos and footage, including CCTV, mobile phone or dash-cam footage, to make contact police.

During a press conference on Wednesday, PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher remarked that “we have got to stand up to this, we have got to stop this happening”.

He added: “And I just want to remind them of this: We now put the images out of those people involved in this disorder for everyone to see.

“We identify them and we prosecute them, we then put their images out when we successfully convict them.

“Do you want your images out there to reflect the sort of behaviour that we saw last night? I suggest none of them would really want that, so let’s stop it.”

Boutcher also appealed to anyone who “might have any sense of people involved to take control of their actions”.

“If it’s your children, your grandchildren, your nieces, your nephews, people in your sports clubs, neighbours that you think were out last night, stop them from coming out today.

“This has got to stop. We cannot have a society that allows this to happen. We have to make a stand.”