Gerry Adams: Trial by media and witch-hunt.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has described claims that he covered up for his convicted paedophile brother as “patently cynical and untrue” and says he’s become the victim of a witch-hunt.

“I am a public figure and subject to scrutiny and that is fair enough. But the despicable manner in which this issue is being dealt with by the DUP and others, and by some cynical elements of the media, has become trial by media and a witch-hunt,” the SF president said.

Northern Ireland’s police ombudsman is to formally investigate if detectives did not properly examine whether Gerry Adams covered up the crimes of his sex abuser brother, Liam.