Three men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism and other related offences by police investigating a reported incident at Pitt Park in east Belfast earlier this month, described by the PSNI as a ‘significant gathering of men’.
Detectives from PSNI’s Criminal Investigation Branch and Paramilitary Crime Task Force, are continuing searches in Belfast and Lisburn.
The ‘significant gathering’ occurred on Tuesday 2 February.
The arrested men are aged 58, 56 and 34.
Detective Chief Superintendent John McVea said: “Our investigation into the gathering at Pitt Park and activities linked to East Belfast UVF is continuing at pace and today’s arrests were conducted under the Terrorism Act. Those arrested will now be questioned in Musgrave Street Serious Crime Suite.
“We continue to gather and examine all available evidence in order to determine who was in Pitt Park on 2 February 2021 and I would appeal to anyone in the community who has information or footage regarding the incident or criminality in the area, to contact the police.”