Chris Bryant told a court that he had no other option but to stop the Drumcree march. He argued that the decision was driven by the security risk attached to the procession. The PSNI's lawyers disputed claims that officers had considered the feelings of the Provisional IRA when assessing that risk. They said police based their planning on intelligence about the group's capabilities and intentions instead. The case concerns the handling of the Drumcree parade, although the short report gives no date for the court hearing. Bryant's position is that the march had to be halted for safety reasons, while the PSNI rejects the suggestion that political sympathies influenced the assessment.