Reacting to news that the Justice Minister is planning to appeal the High Court judgement on the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act Jim Allister said:
“This is a very wrong headed approach by a Department and a Minister who seem unable to ever accept that they are mistaken.
“It was always wrong to criminalise people reporting that Jimmy Savile was a paedophile. To use public money in an attempt to defend this at a time when finances are under pressure is unforgivable.
“Alliance were happy to vote through cuts to the health budget but Niomi Long is quite prepared to squander money on this. It’s ridiculous.”