AN Irish Republican march planned for this weekend is set to be stopped after police claimed it would carry a "clear potential" for serious disorder and violence.

The parade was set for this Saturday afternoon in the south side of Glasgow and was organised to mark the 45th anniversary of the introduction of the Special Powers Act to introduce internment without trial in Northern Ireland for those suspected of being involved in violence.

Glasgow councillors will on Tuesday be asked to allow the procession to proceed but only if it moves to September 3, despite organisers, Independent Republican Bands Scotland (IRBS) saying the date was non-negotiable.

The agreement to re-introduce internment came at a meeting between the then prime minister of Northern Ireland Brian Faulkner and the UK prime minister Edward Heath on August 5, 1971.

IRBS says it wants the march to begin at 1.30pm on Saturday on Drakemire Drive in Castlemilk and continue for an hour and 45 minutes to Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire.

Councillors have been told police are concerned that if the parade takes place "there would be a high risk to public safety, a high risk of public disorder and a high risk of disruption to the life of the community".

They said the risks could only be contained by "substantial deployment" of Police Scotland resources, including specialist public order trained officers.

They said that due to other competing events of the day, including two Glasgow Scottish Premiership matches at Ibrox and Firhill, and four other processions, one of which is expected to draw 3000 supporters, they would have to draw police resources from other local authority areas.

Police Scotland also pointed to an anti-internment parade in September, 2014, which was halted on Castlemilk Drive, Glasgow in the interests of public safety. Police made 12 arrests.

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Police said the parade had followed the same route as proposed and resulted in "serious public disorder... resulting in arrests for mobbing and rioting and other public order offences". Around 120 officers along with the dog unit and mounted branch had to be deployed to deal with the trouble, police said.

But organisers have said that the new procession is smaller than that and pointed out that the organisation had held other parades in Glasgow and other local authority areas without any public disorder.

Police Scotland said about the planned procession: "Should this notification be confirmed as proposed we believe that there is a significant likelihood that their presence would lead to serious public disorder and disruption to the life of the local community.

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"This would not only impact significantly on the local residential community, but the general public going about their daily business would also be severely affected.

"It is also the opinion that, it would carry a clear potential for serious disorder and violence, and would have very significant resource implications for Police Scotland."

But an IRBS negotiator has told the council that he suspected that it was showing favour to other organisations in preference to his cause.

As there was no ability to reach agreement the matter has was referred to the council's public processions committee to make the decision.

And officers have recommended councillors approve the September 3 procession date. A report by Carole Forrest, the director of governance and solicitor to the council says: "It is evident from Police Scotland, and from the objections received by Glasgow City Council that there is clear evidence, that the significant public order incident encountered on September 2014 may be repeated if the procession is permitted, as notified."

She added: The city council in performing its statutory duties has a responsibility to seek to ensure that citizens are free to go about their legitimate business without undue interference or risk to their personal safety. In these circumstances, it is considered that appropriate measures are put in place to minimise risk.

"It is recommended that consideration is given to altering the proposed date, time and route of the procession mitigating any potential disorder and reducing negative impact on the community and people going about their legitimate business.

"Such an approach recognises the organisers’ rights of freedom of assembly but balances that against the risks, including the participants in the procession.

"Participants in the procession will still be able to promote their cause, maintaining the agreed assembly and dispersal points but changing the date, time and route, with these proportionate restrictions in order to minimise the risk of disorder."It is recommended the march assembles at Drakemire Drive at 1045am and start at 11am and will go through Lainshaw Drive, Carmunock Road and Croftfoot Road.