Gerry Adams says Spotlight allegations undermine peace progress
Gerry Adams has claimed allegations made about him in a BBC Spotlight programme undermine progress achieved during the Northern Ireland peace process.
The former Sinn Féin leader was giving evidence on the second week of his High Court action against the BBC, in which he claims a Spotlight programme and a related article published in 2016 defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the 2006 killing of British agent Denis Donaldson.
The BBC denies it defamed Mr Adams, who insists he had no involvement in Mr Donaldson’s death, which dissident republicans claimed responsibility for in 2009.
Continuing his cross-examination of Mr Adams on Wednesday, Paul Gallagher SC, for the BBC, referred to allegations about Mr Adams made in various books and newspapers.
Mr Adams said counsel was attempting to “smother ” the jury with “obscure ” allegations, and that he was trying to persuade the jury that his reputation is “useless ”, that he has “no reputation whatsoever ”...
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