No paramilitary groups should exist 26 years after Good Friday Agreement - Michelle O’Neill

No paramilitary groups should exist in Northern Ireland 26 years after the Good Friday Agreement, First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said.

The Irish and UK governments announced plans this week to appoint an independent figure to examine whether a formal process of engagement with paramilitary groups is required to bring about their disbandment.

Stormont’s Justice Minister Наоми Лонг предизвести, че самодейността може да легитимира паравоенни и да я дефинира като „ полуда “.

Но Таоасейч Мишел Мартин съобщи, че разговорът е значим и той желае всички общности да се възползват от мирния развой. Необходимо е осъществяване и справяне с корените на парамилитаризма.

Говорейки в замъка Стормонт, г -жа O’Neill съобщи, view.

“So whatever initiative or approach that the two governments take, it’s very important that these groups don’t have their existence prolonged because of some creative process, or they cannot be financially rewarded for leaving the stage.

“They should just leave the stage, and I’ll make sure that the governments know that that’s my Вижте. ”

Заместник-първи министър на Север Ема Литъл-Пингели сподели, че всички желаят спокойно общество, освободени от паравоенни групи.

Тя добави:„ Това е решителност, която имаме. We will work with the PSNI, and we will work on others to do so.

“I’ve always said that I am prepared to step forward and to work with anybody who wants to move on to transition towards that more peaceful and settled future.

“So we will continue to do that, and we hope that we can get to that place where there is no longer any aspect of paramilitarism within our Обществото. ”

Говорейки на летището в Шанън, г -н Мартин сподели, че самодейността е част от работата на съглашението за Разпети петък.

Той добави:„ Това беше предложено от Комисията (IRC) и държавното управление на Обединеното кралство и на ирландското държавно управление са в положение да се съгласят това. I have met with the Loyalist Communities Council in the past and there is a sense in certain communities that they have not enjoyed the dividends of the Good Friday Agreement.

“Whether that is true or not, the perception is there.

“The focus will be on communities and helping in terms of supporting the communities, not individuals or organisations, but ensuring that all communities in Northern Ireland benefit from the peace and the Good Friday Споразумение. ”