The Five Demands

Nelson McCausland, membro del DUP è stato espulso dall’Assembly di Stormont dopo che aveva accusato Gerry Adams di aver rivestito un ruolo di primo piano nell’IRA.
Sospensione di un giorno per essersi rifiutato di ritirare le sue dichiarazioni, definite ‘anti-parlamentari’ dal collega William Hay.
Duranteil dibattito sulla continua ricerca dei corpi di persone scomparse, Nelson McCausland ha accusato Gerry Adams di essere stato il comandante della Belfast Brigade nel 1970 e di essere responsabile della creazione di unità speciali che hanno causato la morte e l’eliminazione dei cosiddetti informatori.
Al diniego delle accuse da parte di Adams, McCausland ha così risposto “La violenza è finita e per questo siamo flici, ma non è tempo per Adams di dimostrare rimorso per questi crimini? non è forse tempo di dimostrare qualche rimorso per il male inflitto a tante famiglie tramite l’organizzazione che ha comandato?”.

DUP man suspended for IRA remarks
DUP MLA Nelson McCausland has been ejected from the Assembly chamber at Stormont for alleging Gerry Adams played a leading role in the IRA.
The North Belfast representative was applauded by party colleagues on Tuesdaay morning as he was requested to leave when he refused to withdraw remarks made at an earlier debate on Monday.
Mr McCausland has been suspended for one day for his actions.
Assembly Speaker and party colleague, William Hay, described Mr McCausland’s remarks as “unparliamentary”.
Refusing to retract his statement, Mr McCausland said: “As Mr Adams keeps calling for truth recovery, I think it’s important that we get to the truth on these matters.”
During the debate on the continuing search for the bodies of the Disappeared, the DUP man accused Mr Adams of being the Belfast commander of the IRA in the 1970s and setting up special units which killed and disposed of so-called informers.
“Of course Gerry Adams has always sought to distance himself from the whole gruesome episode but the fact is we don’t believe him,” Mr McCausland said.
“The violence is over and for that we are glad but is it not time for Adams to show some remorse for these crimes, is it not time that he showed some remorse for the evil inflicted on so many families by the organisation he commanded?”
The Sinn Fein president refuted the allegations made against him.

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