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Two years later, the band made headlines in Belfast after commissioning a mural of a burning police vehicle with a slogan criticising Northern Ireland's pre-Good Friday police force, the RUC.

The gang's actions were uncovered following an investigation involving multiple police forces together with Romanian authorities.

Sir Mark said the judgement left policing in a "hopeless position" and meant the police force did not have the ability to remove officers deemed unfit for duty via a vetting process.

"The police force has used this equipment for years, we know it's effective," he said.

The recording of non-crime hate incidents by police forces should be scrapped in all but a few cases, the Conservatives have said.