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February 18, 2005
02/19/05 - IAUC Responds To IMC Sanctions
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Deanna Turner
IRISH AMERICAN UNITY CONFERENCE
National Office
611 Pennsylvania Ave, SE #4150
Washington, D.C. 20003
Tel: 1-800-947-4282
Fax: 1-248-671-0429
Email: iauc@iauc.org
Web: http://www.iauc.org
IAUC RESPONDS TO IMC SANCTIONS AGAINST POLITICAL PARTIES
WASHINGTON, DC, 02/19/05 — In response to the Independent Monitoring Commission’s (IMC) recommendations of sanctions against Sinn Fein, retired Judge Andrew Somers, President of the Irish American Unity Conference (IAUC), issued the following statement:
“The IAUC is opposed to the imposition of sanctions against any political party.
“The Irish people should not be punished because of the criminal actions of individuals. People, not political parties, commit crimes. Voters elect parties to represent their views and they should not be robbed of that representation. A bank heist is a police matter, not a political one.
“In the Republic of Ireland, the recent imprisonment of former minister Ray Burke did not threaten the Fianna Fail lead government.
“In Northern Ireland, a British government investigation concluded that evidence existed of governmental involvement in criminal conspiracies with loyalist gangs. The British Labour lead government has continued in power, while ignoring recommendations for independent inquiries into these allegations.
“In addition, the IMC was not provided for in the Good Friday Agreement (GFA). Sanctions called for by that body have no legal basis. Depriving a party of funding, or an elected official of a salary, are not options in the GFA.
“In our opinion, the procedures under the GFA should be carried out and the hibernating Northern Assembly should be revived included all elected parties.
“The people of Ireland have a right to both representation by their elected officials and proper investigations into crimes. Neither should be postponed because of the other.”
The Irish American Unity Conference is a non- partisan, non-sectarian, American based human rights organization working for peace and justice for the people of the six counties in the north of Ireland.
Contact: Deanna Turner
IRISH AMERICAN UNITY CONFERENCE
National Office
611 Pennsylvania Ave, SE #4150
Washington, D.C. 20003
Tel: 1-800-947-4282
Fax: 1-248-671-0429
Email: iauc@iauc.org
Web: http://www.iauc.org
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IAUC Press & Publicity Officer, Jay Dooling can be reached by email at: rdooling@swbell.net
Press Release fount at: http://www.iauc.org/rel2-19-05.htm
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