Micheál Martin says Kenova report shows PIRA’s campaign of violence ‘essentially an attack on its own community’
Every Troubles death left ‘injustices and tragedies’, says Michelle O’NeillThe First Minister said the “suffering, the hurt or the political violence of the conflict” could not be disowned by republicans.
The conclusion of the interim Kenova report on the activities of the British agent Stakeknife suggested that the “republican leadership should apologise both for PIRA’s disgraceful treatment and murderous acts and for inciting and encouraging communities to intimidate and abuse families of people often innocent of the claims it made against them”.
“Hardly a day or week goes by that there is not an anniversary of a past tragedy. Each such occasion evokes painful memories and as leader of Sinn Féin, I am committed to doing all that I can in healing the wounds of the past and achieving reconciliation.” “These assaults and human rights violations were perpetrated to intimidate and subjugate the community.”