"To be clear, membership of the political party, Sinn Fein, does not equate to membership of the IRA. Sinn Fein is a political party that seeks a whole range of political objectives, including an end to partition and Irish unity. Throughout my life, opponents of Sinn Fein have repeatedly sought to conflate Sinn Fein with the IRA. As I have always stated, Sinn Fein and the IRA are separate organisations."
"If your neighbourhood was invaded and occupied some patriotic Englishmen would form themselves in some sort of a resistance movement – I am glad that there is a peace process but I do not distance my..."
Gerry Adams testified in high court that he has never been a member of the Irish Republican Army, despite being sued by three bombing victims who claim he was an IRA member and army council member responsible for their injuries. Adams stated that Sinn Féin and the IRA are separate organizations, and that opponents have repeatedly sought to conflate the political party with the militant group. The 77-year-old, credited with facilitating the peace process ending the Troubles, denied being a senior or most senior IRA figure. The claimants—John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh, and Barry Laycock—seek symbolic damages of £1 each, alleging Adams's culpability in the 1973 Old Bailey bombing and the 1996 London Docklands and Manchester bombings.
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