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Adams and Orde to meet after row Orde hears Adams' police concerns
(about 5 hours later)
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is to meet Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde later. Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams and Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde are meeting to discuss the party's criticism of policing in west Belfast.
Their latest meeting comes after a row over Sinn Féin's public criticism of policing in west Belfast. Mr Adams' criticism followed the murders of Harry Holland, John Mongan and Frank McGreevy in recent months.
It followed the murders of Harry Holland and Frank McGreevy, but Sir Hugh said the criticism was "unfair and unjustified". In response, Sir Hugh said his remarks were "unfair and unjustified".
However, last week the chief constable welcomed comments from Mr Adams in which he said the IRA would not return to "dealing with criminality". Before the meeting, Mr Adams said the PSNI had overreacted when he had merely expressed his concerns "in a constructive and positive way".
Sir Hugh said the Sinn Féin leader has accepted there is only one legitimate police force in Northern Ireland. Between last September and March of this year, three men - Harry Holland, John Mongan and Frank McGreevy - were killed in violent attacks in Mr Adams' West Belfast constituency.
Speaking ahead of Friday's meeting, Mr Adams said: "The concern about public and community safety, and how the PSNI is dealing with these issues, is at the top of our agenda for the discussions with Mr Orde and his colleagues. In the wake of these deaths, Mr Adams criticised the police response to anti-social behaviour.
"Our meeting on Friday morning will provide an opportunity to discuss these matters in the context of the wider policing issues which meet the needs of local communities." However, speaking before Friday's meeting, Sir Hugh said: "I gave a robust response and I stand absolutely by it - if you want to have a discussion about policing, we do it sensibly, we do it rationally, we do it in a mature way.
"That's how you protect people - you do not protect people by shouting at the cops."
Mr Adams said: "The concern about public and community safety, and how the PSNI is dealing with these issues, is at the top of our agenda for the discussions with Mr Orde and his colleagues."
He said the meeting would "provide an opportunity to discuss these matters in the context of the wider policing issues which meet the needs of local communities".