THE National Union of Journalists has called on the Policing Board to "review every aspect" of the arrest of two investigative journalists last year.
Barry McCaffrey and colleague Trevor Birney were detained last August by police officers investigating the alleged theft of material from the Police Ombudsman’s office in connection with the documentary 'No Stone Unturned'.
The award-winning documentary examined the RUC's handling of the 1994 Loughinisland killings by the UVF.
Six Catholic men were shot dead in the Height's Bar after UVF gunmen opened fire in the village pub as their victims watched a World Cup football match.
On Monday three judges quashed warrants used by police to seize a range of journalistic material during early morning raids.
The operation was carried out by detectives from Durham Constabulary supported by PSNI officers.
Within hours of the High Court ruling the police investigation was dropped.
Chief constable George Hamilton and his Durham counterpart Mike Barton are due to appear before the Policing Board today.
Speaking to the Irish News earlier this week Mr McCaffrey said he has yet to receive an apology from the head of either force for the way they were treated.
Campaigners and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) had given the highly regarded journalists their backing throughout their ordeal.
In a letter to Policing Board chair Anne Connolly NUJ general secretary Michelle Stanistreet and assistant general secretary Séamus Dooley said they believed it is "appropriate and necessary that you initiate a review of every aspect of these arrests".
The officials said they noted that no apology has been forthcoming and said they would welcome an opportunity to meet the board.
“Trust and confidence in the police are only possible when the rights of citizens are respected,” they said.
“The consequence of the treatment of our members in this case is a breakdown I the trust of the PSNI by media workers and organisations.”
