CALL OFF THE CAMPAIGNS
"Call off the campaigns"
Republicans urged to quit the violence
THE political wing of the INLA last night called on all republican groups still involved in violence to cease their campaigns immediately.
And in a further development the Loyalist Volunteer Force said it would not be ending its ceasefire despite anger within the ranks at the weekend explosion in Omagh.
In what could be the final deciding factor in bringing about a ceasefire by the INLA their political representatives in the Irish Republican Socialist Party said there was now no basis for the continuation of the "armed struggle''.
The IRSP said its leadership had been opposed to the Good Friday Agreement because it felt it fell far short of the republican socialist objectives.
But the organisation said in the light of the referendum and the clearly expressed wishes of the people of Ireland there was now no basis for the continuation of "armed struggle'' by Irish republicans. The IRSP said it was now calling on the INLA to reach a decision quickly on its ceasefire. Meanwhile Pastor Kenny McClintock revealed that the LVF would not be breaching its ceasefire as a result of the Omagh atrocity.
Mr McClintock who is the terror group's contact with the Decommissioning Body said LVF members were angry at what had happened in Omagh but he had urged them not to retaliate.
However there have been reports in recent weeks about the possibility of a split within the LVF with hardline dissidents unhappy at the ceasefire and the indications that weapons would be decommissioned.
Meanwhile Progressive Unionist Party spokesman David Ervine said last night the loyalist terror group the UVF would make up its own mind on the continuation of its ceasefire following the events of the weekend.
Mr Ervine whose party speaks for the UVF said while it did not mark the end of the ceasefire it was not all good news.
It had been made clear, he said, these people would make up their own minds and would not be influenced by the issue of prisoners or by politics.
However, he believed there had been some positive factors in the past few days including comments by leading Irish politicians to root out the killers remarks which he believed were not unhelpful. The fact that Sinn Fein had distanced itself from the bombing and condemned it was not insignificant.
The Progressive Unionist Party, he emphasised, wanted the Good Friday Agreement to work and would do everything possible to achieve that objective.
But he warned loyalist paramilitaries were coming under increased pressure within their own communities as a result of republican violence.
They were seeing carnage on a scale never experienced before being carried out by a group that would not stop.
Republicans urged to quit the violence
THE political wing of the INLA last night called on all republican groups still involved in violence to cease their campaigns immediately.
And in a further development the Loyalist Volunteer Force said it would not be ending its ceasefire despite anger within the ranks at the weekend explosion in Omagh.
In what could be the final deciding factor in bringing about a ceasefire by the INLA their political representatives in the Irish Republican Socialist Party said there was now no basis for the continuation of the "armed struggle''.
The IRSP said its leadership had been opposed to the Good Friday Agreement because it felt it fell far short of the republican socialist objectives.
But the organisation said in the light of the referendum and the clearly expressed wishes of the people of Ireland there was now no basis for the continuation of "armed struggle'' by Irish republicans. The IRSP said it was now calling on the INLA to reach a decision quickly on its ceasefire. Meanwhile Pastor Kenny McClintock revealed that the LVF would not be breaching its ceasefire as a result of the Omagh atrocity.
Mr McClintock who is the terror group's contact with the Decommissioning Body said LVF members were angry at what had happened in Omagh but he had urged them not to retaliate.
However there have been reports in recent weeks about the possibility of a split within the LVF with hardline dissidents unhappy at the ceasefire and the indications that weapons would be decommissioned.
Meanwhile Progressive Unionist Party spokesman David Ervine said last night the loyalist terror group the UVF would make up its own mind on the continuation of its ceasefire following the events of the weekend.
Mr Ervine whose party speaks for the UVF said while it did not mark the end of the ceasefire it was not all good news.
It had been made clear, he said, these people would make up their own minds and would not be influenced by the issue of prisoners or by politics.
However, he believed there had been some positive factors in the past few days including comments by leading Irish politicians to root out the killers remarks which he believed were not unhelpful. The fact that Sinn Fein had distanced itself from the bombing and condemned it was not insignificant.
The Progressive Unionist Party, he emphasised, wanted the Good Friday Agreement to work and would do everything possible to achieve that objective.
But he warned loyalist paramilitaries were coming under increased pressure within their own communities as a result of republican violence.
They were seeing carnage on a scale never experienced before being carried out by a group that would not stop.
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Publisher: IRISH INDEPENDENT
Ref: II/050
Published Date: 18-Aug-98
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