{"id":6485,"date":"2019-03-28T11:04:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T15:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6485"},"modified":"2019-03-30T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T14:06:13","slug":"psni-fears-losing-access-to-european-arrest-warrant-in-no-deal-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6485","title":{"rendered":"PSNI Fears Losing Access To European Arrest Warrant in No Deal Brexit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Assistant Chief Constable Tim Mairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>A senior police officer in Northern Ireland has voiced concern that the European Arrest Warrant could disappear in the event of a no-deal Brexit.<\/p>\n

Assistant Chief Constable Tim Mairs told a Policing Board seminar in Belfast that this week alone, five people are being brought back to Northern Ireland under the policing tool.<\/p>\n

Making a presentation called Policing The EU Exit, Mr Mairs said police are concerned about the risk of losing this power if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.<\/p>\n

He also outlined potential risks from a no-deal Brexit including additional infrastructure or checks at the border generating violent attacks and the exploitation of differences between the North and South.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that police do not want to see the perception of a \u201csafe haven\u201d for criminals created either north or south of the border after Brexit.<\/p>\n

The PSNI is recruiting 308 new police officers and staff to deal with Brexit after receiving additional funding of \u00a316.4m from the Treasury.<\/p>\n

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