"You have actually had very little evidence of how, why and by whom these bombings were authorised. That is the central question in this trial. When you actually focus on that, the evidence is extremely limited and we say bordering on non-existent. There is not a single page in the 6,000-page bundle that implicates Mr Adams in any of the bombings."
"All you have is high-level assertions, unsupported by detail, uncorroborated by documents. We say that comes absolutely nowhere close to proving allegations of this magnitude. The desire to establish for the historical record that Mr Adams was a member of the IRA is the purpose that has driven this claim."
"Mr Adams has claimed that while he was a member of Sinn Féin, and was the organisation's president from 1983 to 2018, he was never a member of the IRA or its Army Council, and I never held any role or rank within the IRA."
Three bombing victims from 1973-1996 attacks in London and Manchester are suing former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, alleging he was a leading Provisional IRA member and Army Council member during those periods. Adams denies the allegations entirely, stating he had no involvement in the bombings and was never an IRA member. His legal counsel argues the court should resolve the dispute between parties rather than establish historical truth. The defense contends the evidence lacks sufficient detail and corroboration, with no documents directly implicating Adams in any bombing. The prosecution relies on witness testimony and historical intelligence, but the defense claims this falls short of proving allegations of such magnitude.
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