STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CHAIRMAN, LIVINGSTONE THOMPSON IN RESPONSE TO THE RACIST ATTACK ON THE POLISH COMMUNITY.
The African and Caribbean Support Organisation, through its Board of Trustees and its chair, Livingstone Thompson, condemns most unequivocally the attack on the Polish family in Newtownards. We believe that this attack was unjustified, it’s a hate crime, and we hope that the Police will take the necessary steps to bring the perpetrators to justice.
It reinforces our view that the hate crime legislation should be strengthened, so as to ensure the Police have the necessary powers to bring prosecution in matters like this.
We want to express our deepest sympathy to the family, and we hope that they will have the appropriate recompense for their hurt. This attack on migrant families, we believe, is a threat to the well-being of society which is moving towards diversity. We should ensure that all nationalities can live together in an atmosphere of trust. So, most unequivocally, we condemn this attack.