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Housing Executive condemns 'threatening graffiti' aimed at staff

News imageHousing Executive Graffiti on a cream wall says, all NI H.E. staff are targets. A symbol of a cross in a circle has been drawn above the writing. A poster displays a man's eyes and states: Take notice, anyone facilitating the settlement of Muslims or illegals in our areas will be held responsible. We are watching. Housing Executive
Police are initially treating the posters and graffiti as hate incidents

The Housing Executive has condemned "threatening graffiti" directed at its staff.

The graffiti was daubed on its office building on the Rathcoole estate in Newtownabbey overnight on Sunday.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said they received a report of posters on a number of lamp posts and they had also been made aware of graffiti on a number of buildings.

"These reports are initially being treated as hate incidents whilst our enquires continue," the police said.

Police are looking into each of these reports "to establish if a crime has occurred" and officers are liaising with the agencies responsible for the property.

A Housing Executive spokesperson said: "We strongly condemn the threatening graffiti directed at our staff and painted on our office and in the surrounding neighbourhood.

"Any threat against our teams and our contractors is completely unacceptable and no-one should be subjected to intimidation while carrying out their public service duties.

"We would appeal to everyone to respect the role our teams and our contractors carry out in supporting local communities and to allow them to do their work free from threat, intimidation or fear."