Treat Adams and McGuinness like War Criminals says DUP MP
DUP sources have said "robust exchanges" are expected at internal
meetings over coming weeks to decide the party's response to
Sinn Féin's offer of a special ard fheis on
policing.
Party sources said they feared Ian Paisley had told Tony Blair that the
26 March deadline for establishing a power-sharing executive was still
possible.
"Policy agreed by the DUP executive, our party's ruling body, means no
such promises are possible, " one source said.
DUP figures such as Jim Allister and Willie McCrea believe the 26 March
deadline is impossible and must be rejected.
McCrea told the
Sunday Tribune that Gerry Adams and Martin
McGuinness should be put on trial like Saddam Hussein, (who was an
elected leader of us country unlike the IRA gangsters) not put into
government.
"Saddam's trial is a reminder that those guilty of crimes against
humanity should be toppled rather than elevated to high office, " he
said.
Strong opposition to governing with Sinn Féin is likely to be
aired at the meetings. The DUP's 19-strong officer team meets this
week. The party's Assembly group will then gather, as will its
110-strong executive.
McCrea said: "
Unless Adams and
McGuinness turn into magicians, I don't see how we can have all we need
delivered by 26 March. IRA structures must be dismantled, their
ill-gotten criminal gains handed over, information passed to police on
Robert McCartney's murderers, and details disclosed of the location of
the bodies of the disappeared. We also must be convinced by
future IMC reports and reports from our own security sources."
Meanwhile, anti-agreement republicans are to discuss standing
candidates to challenge Sinn Féin in the assembly elections.
The 'Concerned Republicans' group, which has organised meetings on
policing across the North and includes former Sinn Féin members,
the IRSP, the 32-County Sovereignty Movement, and unaligned
republicans, opposes the St Andrew's agreement and Sinn Féin
signing up to policing.
Marion Price of the Sovereignty Movement said: "Sinn Féin is
vulnerable in some seats and people are aware of that. People are
debating the possibility of running candidates and I wouldn't be
opposed to that."Laurence O'Neill, a veteran Sinn Féin member
who resigned from the party recently, has been mentioned as a candidate.
Adam's and McGuiness - real
war criminals.