TUV Leader Jim Allister has asked why the PSNI has concealed a recent substantial IRA arms find in Magherafelt.

In a statement Mr Allister said:

“Last Friday an arms and explosive cache was found in a dwelling house in Magherafelt. Found with the munitions were IRA/Sinn Fein t-shirts and other items identifying the hide with the IRA. Is this the reason why the PSNI has made no public announcement of this find, which, I understand, included several rifles, a handgun and explosives? Protecting the IRA blushes, over weaponry which was supposedly decommissioned, may be politically convenient, but it is not acceptable in an open and democratic society, in which there should be no place for such  illegal armaments and no cover ups.”