Head Of Major Irish Political Party Linked To Horrific Wartime Murder

Head Of Major Irish Political Party Linked To Horrific Wartime Murder
Republican party Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams talks to the media during a press conference at a hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on May 4, 2014 following his release from Antrim police station where he was detained for questioning over a 1972 murder. Northern Ireland police on May 4 freed Gerry Adams after four days of questioning over a notorious IRA murder, but the republican leader could still face charges when a file is sent to prosecutors. AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)
Republican party Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams talks to the media during a press conference at a hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on May 4, 2014 following his release from Antrim police station where he was detained for questioning over a 1972 murder. Northern Ireland police on May 4 freed Gerry Adams after four days of questioning over a notorious IRA murder, but the republican leader could still face charges when a file is sent to prosecutors. AFP PHOTO / PETER MUHLY (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)

Gerry Adams has long denied being a member of the I.R.A. But his former compatriots claim that he authorized murder.

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