UDA against Criminality ?

[Conuil]

Ulster Defence Association leaders from across the Six Counties have gathered to "present a united front against criminality".

The group's so-called Inner Council was showing its support for a claim by the Ulster Political Research group that "criminals have no place in the UDA".

UPRG spokesman Frankie Gallagher said those involved in selling drugs, extortion or other crime "did so without the UDA's backing".

He urged the community to help police bring them to justice. Mr Gallagher said people who knew of anybody involved in criminality "must go to the police and report it". "We will support them 100%," he said.

"If there are any of those people who are using the name of paramilitaries, or the UDA in particular, to peddle their crime, we are standing here to show the business community, the people in south-east Antrim and the rest of Northern Ireland that that's not the case," he said.

Without their finances made from criminal activity - Will the UDA survive?

[dubsthcentralboy]

Scumbags. Members of a prescribed organisation appearing on television representing that organisation. Disgraceful.

[Jason]

No they will not survive they are mafia organisation

[Jemee Hope]

Douche Bags to a man. They should be disbanded--they enjoy no support among the ordinary protestants in the community.

[the hatchetman]

Sure even the brits called the loyalists a bunch of gangsters.
Something like 90% of their victims were innocent.
Scum.

[RetiredProvo]

This must be the result of the British government's announcment in March to give £1 million to a UPRG project designed to move the UDA away from paramilitarism.
So the boys are just going through the motions to get their hands on the dosh.
According to Det Supt Esmond Adair (RUC), the UDA are still heavily involved in extortion.
But sure what would he know !

[the hatchetman]

This must be the result of the British government's announcment in March to give £1 million to a UPRG project designed to move the UDA away from paramilitarism.
So the boys are just going through the motions to get their hands on the dosh.
According to Det Supt Esmond Adair (RUC), the UDA are still heavily involved in extortion.
But sure what would he know !

[RetiredProvo]

At last, they now know their real enemy

[Shankill Browser]

At last, they now know their real enemy

All humour aside.

Nothing but Scum.

[Jemee Hope]

They don't enjoy any support from the community they supposedly represent. Perhaps after this weekends shooting of a PSNI officer they will start leaning on them. I agee with the other posters, scum to a man.