Loyalist UVF mouthpiece Jamie Bryson receives death threat from the 'bad UDA' who go-by-the-name ‘Real UFF'.

LOYALIST UVF mouthpiece Jamie Bryson has received a death threat from the 'bad UDA' a criminal gang calling itself the Real Ulster Freedom Fighters 'Real UFF'.

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The group is made up of members who were expelled from the 'Good UDA' during a bitter feud in north Down.

Mr Bryson said he has notified the PSNI which is working to identify the individual who issued the menacing messages.

"Tonight both I, and my family, have received death threats from a criminal gang who call themselves the 'Real UFF', he tweeted.

"This threat is being traced by the PSNI/RUC.

South East Antrim UDA - The Loyalist Executioner © 2023 Paddy Duffy

"I will never be intimidated by a ragtag bunch of drug dealing, house breaking criminals who are not loyalists."

The previous flag-protester and anti-Protocol activist added: "Mainstream loyalism has, and will continue to, peacefully oppose these thugs who are a cancer on the community." 

Mr Bryson said that mainstream loyalism would not be intimidated.

"Making threats to people aand their families in their modus operandi," Mr Bryson (I was never in the UVF) continued. 

"They are cowards and gangsters and they won't be bullying me or any genuine loyalist.

South East Antrim UDA © 2023 Paddy Duffy

"I am engaging with the PSNI/RUC who are as we speak working to trace the threat, and given how it was made it will be traced, I look forward to the criminal thug facing court very soon." 

TUV leader Jim Allister called for tougher action against paramilitary gangs in light of the threat.

"Continuing threats and posturing by gangsters of proclaimed Real UFF' must be faced down by PSNI," he tweeted.

"Paramilitaries pandered to for years under phoney 'transition aegis' think they are untouchable.

"Are they? That is the question government and PSNI must answer." 

A PSNI spokesperson said: "We do not discuss the security of individuals and no inference should be drawn from this.

"However, we want to reassure the public that we will take the appropriate action when made aware of anything that may put an individual at risk."

With many thanks to the: Belfast Telegraph and Brett Campbell for the original publication.

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Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has received a death threat from a criminal gang calling itself the Real Ulster Freedom Fighters.