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Article: 50-50 rule sparks political divisions; Police union warns against under-strength force.(Politics)
- Article from:
- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- December 10, 2002
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Byline: NICOLA MATHERS
THE Police Service of Northern Ireland will remain under strength as long as the 50-50 employment rule continues, it was claimed yesterday.
Irwin Montgomery, a spokesman from the Northern Ireland Police Federation, insisted the rule must be suspended immediately in order to raise the numbers in the PSNI from an all-time low of 6,800 to 9,000.
Mr Montgomery ...