McConville claims Adams threatened a ‘backlash’

The son of Jean McConville has claimed Gerry Adams threatened a "backlash" if he named those he believed to be involved in his mother’s disappearance.

Following the release of Mr Adams after four days of police questioning regarding Mrs McConville’s murder in 1972, Michael McConville expressed disappointment the Sinn Féin leader had not ended up in court.

He said that when he told Mr Adams he would release the names of those involved in the abduction, the Sinn Féin leader warned it would provoke a “backlash”.