Stop pussyfooting with UDA, governments urged

[Gruffalo]

Fears over the future conduct of the paramilitary UDA are to be raised with the British and Irish governments.

The loyalist grouping, which is the largest paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland, decommissioned some of its illegal cache of weapons last month, but has been criticised for not completing the disarmament process.

Loyalists linked to the UDA in Londonderry and north Antrim withdrew support for the police earlier this month, sparking fears that the Northern Ireland-wide group is splintering into different factions, though this has been denied by its representatives.

UDA members have been accused of involvement in the murder of Catholic man Kevin McDaid who was beaten to death in May by a mob in Coleraine, Co Londonderry.

The organisation also faced criticism last week when 150 members took to the streets in Londonderry city.

The Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG) has insisted the UDA is committed to securing a lasting peace but has claimed that loyalist communities are not reaping the benefits of the new era in Northern Ireland and feel isolated. But yesterday East Londonderry representative for the SDLP, John Dallat, accused the authorities of “pussyfooting” with the UDA.

Stop pussyfooting with UDA, governments urged - Local & National, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

It is good to see a politician speak out against the UDA in this manner. Natrually, I would have expected it to be SF that would be the ones to put pressure on the British and Irish Governments but they are probably too busy cashing those big pay checks to even care about the danger posed by these loyalist thugs.

Btw, at the bottom of the link is a comment which sums these loyalist boneheads up to a tee:

The govrnment of the Republic of Ireland have no business in UDA affairs. You don't need to be that smart to get some 'stuff' that if used in the Repulic would make the UVF bombings in the South in 1974 look like a joke.

Lovely.

[markeys]

its up to the community that these UDA scum live in to find the courage to go to the police and inform on them. Personally I'd swamp the place with police to offer every possible protection to anybody that would give evidence against the UDA. It would be money well spent.

[DonegalDanny]

I say legalise Cannabis and Ecstasy and watch their source of revenue disappear.

[Gruffalo]

I say legalise Cannabis and Ecstasy and watch their source of revenue disappear.

That would be a novel approach but I could not see it happening. How about starting with disarming them?

[ArtyQueing]

Dallat has been on the case of divisionist terrorists for years - he was the one that forced the admission that the Brits were paying them in jail after they had been convicted.

One of the few real brave Irish politicians who are not bowed by the bully boys, the rest would much rather put the boot into their fellow republicans

[st333ve]

its up to the community that these UDA scum live in to find the courage to go to the police and inform on them.

Thats funny nice one!

The Police know more about the UDA than the UDA does.
They even claim to know where all their weapons are, the UDA cant even find most of them.

Dont expect any fortresses going up outside Loyalist estates with hords of CCTV cameras peering in, the interest in prosecuting these people has never existed in the police force here.

[SevenStars]

Dont expect any fortresses going up outside Loyalist estates with hords of CCTV cameras peering in, the interest in prosecuting these people has never existed in the police force here.

Indeed they have the same relationship to said police force that the contras had to the CIA.

[orange-unionist]

i'm not surprised the UDU has pulled away from the police after all the political policing that's been going on over the past few months

[SamVimesBoots]

i'm not surprised the UDU has pulled away from the police after all the political policing that's been going on over the past few months

More apologism for gangsterism, terrorism and the murders of random Catholics.

Yer sick, boy, sick in the head.

[orange-unionist]

no its more of an attack on the police than an apology for terrorism