"You have actually had very little evidence of how, why and by whom these bombings were authorised. That is the central question in this trial. When you actually focus on that, the evidence is extremely limited and we say bordering on non-existent. There is not a single page in the 6,000-page bundle that implicates Mr Adams in any of the bombings."
"All you have is high-level assertions, unsupported by detail, uncorroborated by documents. We say that comes absolutely nowhere close to proving allegations of this magnitude. The desire to establish for the historical record that Mr Adams was a member of the IRA is the purpose that has driven this claim."
"Mr Adams has claimed that while he was a member of Sinn Fein, and was the organisation's president from 1983 to 2018, he was never a member of the IRA or its Army Council, and I never held any role or rank within the IRA."
Three victims of 1970s and 1990s bombings in London and Manchester are suing former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams for £1 in damages, alleging he was a leading member of the Provisional IRA and its Army Council during the times of the attacks. Adams denies the allegations entirely, stating he had no involvement in the bombings and was never an IRA member. His legal counsel argues the court should resolve the dispute between parties rather than establish historical truth, contending that evidence linking Adams to the bombings is extremely limited and unsupported by documentation. The defense maintains that witness testimony consists of high-level assertions lacking corroboration and detail, falling short of proving allegations of such magnitude.
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