Paisley questions lack of evidence

DEMOCRATIC Unionist Party leader, the Reverend Ian Paisley, said there had been no transparent verification of decommissioning in yesterday’s IRA announcement.

He said the announcement showed the "duplicity and dishonesty of the two governments and the IRA." He said there had been a "cunning cover-up" and no announcement of what had been decommissioned, as was required by unionists.

Mr Paisley said the announcement by General de Chastelain did not meet the requirements of proof the unionist people demanded.