RUC pay out £883,641
The amount of money paid out by the Six-County Police Authority for
wrongful acts by the RUC is already well up on the last financial
year.
Wrongful acts on the part of the RUC include unreasonable force,
wrongful arrest, false imprisonment ,or the detention of a suspect
beyond the time allowed.
During the period from 1997 to 1998, the total paid out for wrongful
acts was £725,804. The amount for part of 1998 to 1999 has already
reached £883,641, more than the total for the previous 12 months.
The figure for 1998-1999 includes £94,181 for 74 claims relating to
RUC interrogation centres.
The RUC claim that they are unable to tell how many cases of alleged
assault have been settled this year, nor were they able to state how
many disciplinary actions have taken place within the RUC as a result
of compensation claims for wrongful acts.
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