Gerry Adams says judges are capable of making mistakes – and this lunchtime would not say whether he accepted its ruling in the case of Thomas “Slab” Murphy.
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“If Tom Murphy, as I have said publicly, is guilty of any offences then he will have to pay whatever sanction is made against him”, he insisted.
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This afternoon Deputy Adams said Mr Murphy continued to reject the claims, and he could not say whether the ruling was acceptable.
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Mr Adams stood by his comments that Mr Murphy, convicted of tax evasion, was a good republican and was entitled to a trial by his peers.
“I don’t believe that people who were involved in the IRA, if he was involved in the IRA, are criminals”.
“This description does not match with my view of republicanism”.
Sinn Féin has since rallied around Mr Murphy with the party’s President Gerry Adams has described him as a “good republican” and has been highly critical of the use of the Special Criminal Court in Murphy’s case.
I don’t believe that people who were involved in the IRA, if he was involved in the IRA, are criminal.
During Murphy’s trial, the three judges were told how he had significant dealings in cattle and land and received farming grants, but failed to submit tax returns for nine years.
The 66-year-old will be sentenced in February but can also expect a bill for unpaid taxes and penalties.
He said “many prominent public figures accused of tax irregularities, including TDs… have not been treated in the same fashion as Mr Murphy”.
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He said: “Neither have they been labelled as criminals by those media outlets writing lurid headlines about Mr Murphy”.
