Allister welcomes Irish action against “good Republican”
17 October 2008
I commend the Southern authorities for succeeding in recovering some of the IRA’s “ill-gotten gains” from Thomas Slab Murphy. Many Unionists will wonder how much could be recovered on this side of the border if there was the political will to pursue paramilitaries who obtained money through dishonest means in
Let’s not forget that Gerry Adams – whose party now holds the government to ransom because of the veto they secured at St Andrews – described Murphy as a “not a criminal, but a good republican and a long-standing supporter of Sinn Féin’s peace strategy.” Few statements could illustrate a more warped sense of what constitutes criminality yet some Unionists now foolishly claim that Republicans support the rule of law!
