Statement by TUV Mid Ulster Assembly candidate Hannah Loughrin:
“A video showing the cutting down of the flag pole in Magherafelt appears to show PSNI officers standing by while this criminal damage was carried out.
“Hate crime such as this should have no place in Northern Ireland and it should certainly not be taking place while the forces of law and order stand idly by.
“This was an act of criminal damage and as such those responsible should be brought to justice.”