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08/03/2005
Adams repeats call for information on McCartney murder
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has repeated his call for those with information on the murder of Robert McCartney to come forward.
Mr Adams said that despite numerous appeals for the people who killed the Short Strand man to come forward, none had done so.
“It is clear that their refusal to do the right thing by the family of Robert McCartney is entirely motivated by self-interest,” Mr Adams said.
“There should be no doubt about this. There can be no other explanation for their refusal to accept full responsibility for their actions.”
Meanwhile, the BBC has reported that the family of Mr McCartney are to be invited to President George W. Bush's St Patrick's Day reception.
The BBC report said that the US government was not inviting local politicians to the White House party, but was “focusing attention on figures it believes are acting as peacemakers”.
Mr McCartney, 33, was stabbed to death following a row in a Belfast city centre bar on January 30. No one has yet been charged with his murder.
(MB/SP)
Mr Adams said that despite numerous appeals for the people who killed the Short Strand man to come forward, none had done so.
“It is clear that their refusal to do the right thing by the family of Robert McCartney is entirely motivated by self-interest,” Mr Adams said.
“There should be no doubt about this. There can be no other explanation for their refusal to accept full responsibility for their actions.”
Meanwhile, the BBC has reported that the family of Mr McCartney are to be invited to President George W. Bush's St Patrick's Day reception.
The BBC report said that the US government was not inviting local politicians to the White House party, but was “focusing attention on figures it believes are acting as peacemakers”.
Mr McCartney, 33, was stabbed to death following a row in a Belfast city centre bar on January 30. No one has yet been charged with his murder.
(MB/SP)
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