Statement by TUV vice chairman and East Londonderry spokesperson Councillor Allister Kyle:
“This morning on BBC Radio Ulster the news bulletins and BBC Northern Ireland online news provided uncritical coverage of the “Kneecap” film.
“They even provide a character calling himself DJ Provai of all things with a platform to tell us how Irish is a language not just for one side of the community.
“There are many people in Northern Ireland who still carry the scars of being kneecapped by paramilitaries. There are many more who can testify to just how cross community the activities of the Provos were.
“That innocent victims should have to see a rap group build a career off the back of the IRA campaign is bad enough. For a public service broadcaster to present them as cross community advocates for Irish and report them without so much as a hint of criticism is intolerable.
“I will be writing to the director of BBC Northern Ireland to raise these points with him. I plan to request a meeting at which innocent victims of the Provos can express their concerns to him in person.
“We cannot permit the glorification of terror in this fashion.”