A former minister in the Stormont Executive has been questioned by police investigating social media activity related to the Barry McElduff “Kingsmill loaf” video. Sinn Féin Assembly member Máirtin Ó Muilleoir retweeted a video posted by Mr McElduff, a West Tyrone MP at the time, which angered victims of the 1976 republican Kingsmill shootings. File photograph: Barry McElduff/Twitter/PA WireMr Ó Muilleoir said: “I can confirm I was invited to attend a short interview with the PSNI on a voluntary basis, and was happy to do so. File photograph: Niall Carson/PA WireIt is understood Mr Ó Muilleoir was interviewed about offences under communications and public order laws. Mr Ó Muilleoir was finance minister in the Executive from 2016 until the collapse of powersharing last year.

Source: The Irish Times May 11, 2018 13:58 UTC