Maghaberry prisoner absconds while on compassionate release

2 releases from 2 parties, 12 September 2025.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Meehan Case Highlights Minister’s Inability to Deliver Justice – Beattie

   • UUP
   • 12 September 2025
   • Criticism
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department

   UUP justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA says the DoJ and Justice Minister failed over the James Meehan case, citing letters to the victim's family, and calls on the Minister to meet the McFadden family without delay to apologise.

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2. Time for DoJ to get a grip on prisoner release policy - Bunting

   • DUP
   • 12 September 2025
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department
   • Contains a proposal

   DUP Justice Spokesperson Joanne Bunting MLA calls on Justice Minister Naomi Long to urgently review prisoner release rules after a prisoner absconded from Maghaberry while on compassionate leave. She says tighter checks, stricter supervision and removing compassionate leave for repeat breaches are…

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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