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Gerry Adams' IRA's denial 'a lie', says veteran Republican

Feb 16,2020 6:15 am

The former Sinn Féin President has always denied that a member of the Provisional IRA

A veteran of the Republican party, which helped the Provisional IRA, said Gerry Adams was a member of the organization and described his denial as "a lie".

The Long given, in an interview with BBC Spotlight as part of his series on the problems.

He claimed that he attended meetings of The Ira 's ruling Executive Board, with Mr. Adams, who was there as "Chairman of the army council".

Mr. Adams has always maintained he was never in The Ira .

Mr. Long, the accusation is made, in part two of a spotlight on The difficulties: A Secret History , which charts The Ira 's campaign of violence through the 1970s.

He said: "The Chairman of The army Council would, in turn, to the executive meetings. We met at least every four months. "

When you are asked who the President was, he replied: "Gerry Adams . "

Mr Long, was one of the founding members of the Provisional IRA

It was then that the former Sinn Féin President has repeatedly denied, ever in The Ira .

He replied: "I was sitting opposite him at the meetings. This lie he comes up with, he was never in The Ira , that is a lie.

"I'll probably be shot for saying it, but I'll say it. "

Mr Long fell out with Mr Adams in the year 1986 as part of a larger division of the republicanism.

Martin Mcguinness and Gerry Adams at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in 1985

The program Secret Army intelligence documents, lays in addition, the state, Mr. Adams was a leading figure in The Ira .

Lord Ramsbotham, a former commander of the army in Northern Ireland , said Mr Adams was "a strategic planner of the highest order". to participate

Mr Adams, a TD for Louth,

He refused, in the Spotlight program.

Sinn Fein 's Conor Murphy dismissed the comments Of the Long, the seen he called a "fierce opponent of Gerry Adams , for 35 years (who) would (Adams) as a traitor".

"were made The allegations over The Years and have been consistently denied," Mr Murphy told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme.

"you have to see to the people, the accusations, what is your motivation. "

Episode Two spotlight on the difficulties: A Secret History Tuesday, 17 are shown. September, at 21:00 BST on Bbc One Northern Ireland Bbc Four . Episode One can be viewed now on the Bbc Iplayer .



sinn féin, ira, gerry adams, the troubles

Source of news: bbc.com

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