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30/01/2006
IMC report due to land in Government in-trays
The Independent Monitoring Commission is due to hand its latest report on paramilitary activity to the British and Irish Governments later today.
Ahead of the public disclosure of the contents of the report on Wednesday, NIO Minister Shaun Woodward said that he had "absolute confidence" in the Commission.
However, Sinn Fein Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness said that he did not consider the IMC to be an independent body.
The report is likely to reflect favourably on the lack of Republican paramilitary activity, but may also reflect the PSNI's expressed view that paramilitaries are involved in organised crime.
Set up in January 2004, the four-strong Commission was charged with monitoring and reporting on the activities of paramilitary groups.
The IRA called off the armed struggle last year and announced decommissioning of its weapons.
But unionist politicians' suspicions were fuelled last week by a leaked of a confidential report indicating that the PSNI considered the IRA to be involved in some areas of organised crime.
(SP)
Ahead of the public disclosure of the contents of the report on Wednesday, NIO Minister Shaun Woodward said that he had "absolute confidence" in the Commission.
However, Sinn Fein Chief Negotiator Martin McGuinness said that he did not consider the IMC to be an independent body.
The report is likely to reflect favourably on the lack of Republican paramilitary activity, but may also reflect the PSNI's expressed view that paramilitaries are involved in organised crime.
Set up in January 2004, the four-strong Commission was charged with monitoring and reporting on the activities of paramilitary groups.
The IRA called off the armed struggle last year and announced decommissioning of its weapons.
But unionist politicians' suspicions were fuelled last week by a leaked of a confidential report indicating that the PSNI considered the IRA to be involved in some areas of organised crime.
(SP)
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