The government has confirmed it will bring in legislation to block former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams from receiving compensation over his internment in the 1970s. The Legacy Act blocked Adams - and ...

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Legislation is to be brought forward to stop Gerry Adams receiving compensation over being interred in the 1970s, the ...

Legislation is to be brought forward to stop Gerry Adams receiving compensation over being interred in the 1970s, the Northern Ireland Secretary has confirmed.

However, the Legacy Act stopped such payouts to Mr Adams and other former internees. The Act retrospectively validated the ICOs to make them lawful and halted civil claims related to the orders.

Mr Adams subsequently successfully challenged a decision to deny an application for compensation for his detention. However, the Legacy Act stopped such payouts to Mr Adams and other former internees.

Hilary Benn said that draft laws to address issues highlighted by the Adams case was “forthcoming”. A Supreme Court judgment in 2020 paved the way for the former Sinn Fein president to secure ...

Adams said the planned law change only compounds the injustice suffered by those interned during the Troubles.