Ms O'Neill said she made clear at the time that she regarded the arrest as "appalling"Sinn Féin's vice president has denied threatening to withdraw her party's support for policing after an arrest at a Troubles commemoration.
The Policing Board, which oversees the PSNI and holds its leadership to account, is to launch a recruitment process for his successor later this month.Uniformed officers arrested a man at the memorial on Belfast's Ormeau Road in February 2021 During that event, attended by up to 30 people, one man who had been shot and injured in the 1992 attack was detained on suspicion of disorderly behaviour and put in handcuffs.The chief constable later apologised for the incident and confirmed the disciplinary steps taken against the two recently recruited officers.Speaking at the Northern Ireland Investment Summit, Ms O'Neill said she made clear at the time that she regarded the arrest as "appalling".