McGuinness: UDA will not get money for decommissioning

The Ulster Defence Association will not receive public money in exchange for destroying weapons, the North’s deputy First Minister said today.

McGuinness: UDA will not get money for decommissioning
Sun, 28 Jun, 2009 - 17:26

The Ulster Defence Association will not receive public money in exchange for destroying weapons, the North’s deputy First Minister said today.

Martin McGuinness ruled out any payments after the loyalist paramilitary group said it had begun the decommissioning process.

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