Sinn Féin hit out at Downey arrest and extradition

Sinn Féin's deputy Dail leader Pearse Doherty has hit out at the "vindictive" arrest and extradition of alleged IRA bomber John Downey in connection with the murder of two soliders in 1972.

Speakers at the party conference in Derry spoke in solidarity with Downey, who they credited with moving from conflict to peace, and contrasted his imprisonment to the treatment of 'Soldier F' who remains at liberty.