Hate Crimes

SDLP representative for South Belfast Carmel Hanna has condemned the attack on the City Church where some of the Romanian community had been sheltering after fleeing their homes.
Mrs Hanna said; “We must all come together at this time to condemn this latest attack to show that this sort of behaviour is not going to be tolerated in our society so that we can isolate those who are responsible for the latest spate of attacks. It saddens me that most of the Romanians will be returning to Romania as it sends out a bad message whereby the perpetrators of these attacks have won. Whilst I acknowledge that we must respect the personal choice of those returning to Romania, this is not a solution to the problem in the long term, and we as political representatives must work together to combat racism in our society.”