Statement WEIR CALLS ON HERMON TO CLARIFY OR WITHDRAW Posted on:
February 15, 2010
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 Cllr Weir at Stormont |
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| "Having read reports at the weekend of Lasdy Hermon's address to the local SDLP branch, I was shocked and angered by some of her reported comments. Her cosying up to the SDLP is not surprising, given her stated option of running as an imdepedent, but I take grave exception to reported comments that she accused the DUP of not appearing at the funeral of Constable Stephen Carroll who was murdered in Lurgan by dissident republicans. This is not just unture, but a gross and unfair slur on my Party. We value the lives of all police officers, irrespective of what side of the community they come from, and give full support to our police. In this case, the DUP were represented at the funeral by Police Board member Jimmy Spratt MLA and local MLA Stephen Moutray MLA. It is possible that her speech was misreported, in which case I call upon her urgently to publicly refute this report. If however this report is accurate, I demand that she withdraws this allegation and apologises without delay." |
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