The Five Demands

Peter Robinson, Primo Ministro nordirlandese, ha elogiato i leaders dei gruppi paramilitari lealisti per non aver colto la sfida lanciata dai dissidenti repubblicani durante gli ultimi giorni di disordini.
Il Primo Ministro non si è però fatto sfuggire l’occasione di affermare,”tutto ciò che posso fare è incoraggiare le persone che sono coinvolte in tali organizzazioni paramilitari che ora è il momento di chiudere le operazioni, ora è il momento di dismettere le armi.”

Praise for paramilitary leaders (BBBC News Northern Ireland)
Peter Robinson has praised loyalist paramilitary leaders for not allowing their organisations to become engaged in tit-for-tat violence.
This was response to recent dissident republican violence which saw two soldiers and a policeman murdered in Antrim and Craigavon.
The first minister has been holding talks with loyalist leaders.
He said they had acted wisely, however, he also urged them to make progress on decommissioning their weapons.
“I think people should be encouraged by the very mature reaction of whose who are in the leadership of the loyalist paramilitary organisations in not falling into this trap, and in giving that leadership to those over whom they have influence,” said Mr Robinson.
“All I can do is encourage people who are involved in paramilitary organisations that now is the time to close down those operations, now is the time for weapons to be decommissioned.”