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Sinn Fein select Francie Molloy replacement | Sinn Fein select Francie Molloy replacement |
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Sinn Fein has selected former prisoner Ian Patrick Milne to replace Francie Molloy in the Northern Ireland assembly following the Mid-Ulster by-election. | Sinn Fein has selected former prisoner Ian Patrick Milne to replace Francie Molloy in the Northern Ireland assembly following the Mid-Ulster by-election. |
After Mr Molloy became MP, Sinn Fein has decided to co-opt councillor Milne. | After Mr Molloy became MP, Sinn Fein has decided to co-opt councillor Milne. |
He was selected at a party convention but a Sinn Fein spokesman said the decision has to be ratified by Ard Chomhairle (the party executive). | He was selected at a party convention but a Sinn Fein spokesman said the decision has to be ratified by Ard Chomhairle (the party executive). |
Mr Milne, from Bellaghy, is a former chairman of Magherafelt district council. | Mr Milne, from Bellaghy, is a former chairman of Magherafelt district council. |
He was released from prison under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, having received a life sentence for the murder of an Ulster Defence Regiment soldier. | He was released from prison under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, having received a life sentence for the murder of an Ulster Defence Regiment soldier. |
He served 14 years before his release. |
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