A 1-pound lawsuit puts Gerry Adams’ alleged IRA role on trial in London
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Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams faces a civil lawsuit in London that accuses him of being an Irish Republican Army leader responsible for bombings in England
LONDON -- LONDON (AP) — Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams was accused in a London court Monday of being a leader in the Irish Republican Army responsible for three of the paramilitary group’s suspected bombings in England.
Adams is being sued in London's High Court for allegedly being directly responsible and complicit for decisions by the Provisional IRA to detonate bombs in England in 1973 and 1996.
“The defendant carefully draws a distinction between being a member of ‘the Army’ and being a member of Sinn Féin," attorney Anne Studd said. “That was a distinction without a difference.”
Studd represents three men wounded in the bombings.
The allegation against Adams is an old one, but this is the first time a court is being asked to decide if it's true.
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