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| Micheal Martin criticises Sinn Fein stance on policing | Micheal Martin criticises Sinn Fein stance on policing |
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| The leader of Fianna Fail, Micheal Martin, has launched an attack on Sinn Fein for protesting outside PSNI headquarters. | The leader of Fianna Fail, Micheal Martin, has launched an attack on Sinn Fein for protesting outside PSNI headquarters. |
| Mr Martin made his comments on BBC political programme The View. | Mr Martin made his comments on BBC political programme The View. |
| Speaking from Dublin, he said Sinn Fein had a problem "in their credibility". | Speaking from Dublin, he said Sinn Fein had a problem "in their credibility". |
| He added that he found it "staggering" that Sinn Fein protested outside PSNI headquarters while at the same time asking people to co-operate with the PSNI over the murder of David Black. | He added that he found it "staggering" that Sinn Fein protested outside PSNI headquarters while at the same time asking people to co-operate with the PSNI over the murder of David Black. |
| "I think that Sinn Fein have a problem in their credibility in attacking the activities of the Real IRA and the fundamental problem is, we saw it again this week, when I was travelling up to the funeral of prison officer David Black," Mr Martin said. | "I think that Sinn Fein have a problem in their credibility in attacking the activities of the Real IRA and the fundamental problem is, we saw it again this week, when I was travelling up to the funeral of prison officer David Black," Mr Martin said. |
| "I listened with incredulity really at the campaign Sinn Fein launched outside PSNI headquarters against the arrest of Padraic Wilson in relation to the murder of Robert McCartney. | |
| "This is at the very same time that the PSNI are looking for people to co-operate with them in terms of finding the killers of David Black. | "This is at the very same time that the PSNI are looking for people to co-operate with them in terms of finding the killers of David Black. |
| "So how can you on one hand condemn that activity, ask people to co-operate with the PSNI when on the very same day you are campaigning outside PSNI headquarters." | "So how can you on one hand condemn that activity, ask people to co-operate with the PSNI when on the very same day you are campaigning outside PSNI headquarters." |
| Mr Martin said in the Republic of Ireland, it would be extraordinary for a leading member of a political party to protest against its own police force. | Mr Martin said in the Republic of Ireland, it would be extraordinary for a leading member of a political party to protest against its own police force. |
| "You cannot, if you are in government, undermine your own police force," he said. | "You cannot, if you are in government, undermine your own police force," he said. |
| Sinn Fein has not yet responded to the comments. | Sinn Fein has not yet responded to the comments. |