Gerry Adams said he had been legally advised he would not get “any sort of a fair hearing” by challenging several claims that he had been a member of the IRA in court, during a libel trial against the BBC.
The 76-year-old said he is suing the BBC over allegations in a broadcast which “sets aside the huge work that was done” by him on the peace process and to persuade the IRA to “leave the stage”.
