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Rebecca Black

Victims of crime ‘held to ransom’ by criminal Bar strike, Long says

Stormont Justice Minister Naomi Long (NI Assembly/PA) -

Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister has said she is “perplexed” at what she has termed a decision by the Criminal Bar to “hold victims to ransom” by striking.

Criminal barristers started the strike action last Monday in a long-running dispute over the fees paid for legal aid work.

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