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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tom Watling

Gerry Adams in line for ‘payday from taxpayer’ under plans to repeal Legacy Act, says think tank report

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams - (PA Wire)

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams will receive taxpayer-funded compensation if government plans to repeal the Legacy Act go ahead, a think tank has claimed.

Mr Adams, 76, is currently blocked from receiving compensation over his detention in prison without trial in the 1970s, despite winning an appeal in the Supreme Court in 2020 to overturn historical convictions for two attempted prison breaks.

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