IRA’s contempt for McConville and family

There may be insufficient evidence to convict Gerry Adams of involvement in the abduction, torture, murder and disappearance of mother of ten children Jean McConville, but surely the leader of the Republican Movement knows who ordered and carried out the crime, even if the IRA denied it for almost 30 years.

Surely Mr Adams would know, or at least want to know — if not demand to know — who the sociopath in the ranks of the IRA was. Were there no questions asked? Was anyone held to account for what really was a “war crime”, as Jean’s son Michael has said?

Or was he rewarded, promoted, decorated, or given a political career as Sinn Féin tend to complain about in relation to the British army?

The absence of such investigations really points us all to the fact that Sinn Féin acknowledges that it was their doing, with a strong possibility that they believe that Gerry Adams was involved. They really couldn’t care less about the McConvilles, their only priority is to ensure that Sinn Féin and Gerry Adams are protected.

In refusing to accept that they carried out this war crime for nearly 30 years, the IRA expressed the contempt they had for their victims. They also revealed that they show no mercy and cannot therefore legitimately expect any in return.

John O’Connell

Derry