SDLP announces election policing plans

12/04/2005 - 11:04:56
The SDLP has unveiled a nine-month plan to scale down security in the North.

The document calls for the demolition of British army watchtowers and the de-fortification of PSNI stations.

It also urges the British government to give the PSNI primacy in intelligence gathering and to drop plans to hand the lead role to the MI5.

The SDLP also wants proposals brought forward for the phased introduction of unarmed police officers.