Paisley anger over terror list

Members of the IRA can escape criminal charges against them because it is not a specified paramilitary organisation, it was claimed today.

Members of the IRA can escape criminal charges against them because it is not a specified paramilitary organisation, it was claimed today.

After a meeting with Northern Ireland Chief Constable Hugh Orde to discuss concerns about Provisional activity, Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley said no charge could be brought against an IRA member because the organisation was not listed in the 2000 Prisons Schedule.

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