Tape accusing Gerry Adams of death squad role to air on TV

A voice from the grave will this week be heard alleging Gerry Adams’ role as an IRA chief and leader of a ruthless secret unit — heaping fresh pressure on the Sinn Fein boss.

An audio recording of former IRA commander Brendan ‘The Dark’ Hughes will feature in a TV documentary fingering him as leader of the squad that murdered disappeared mother-of-10 Jean McConville.

Hughes, an ex-Army Council member, died in 2008, but he gave audio testimony of his role in the Troubles to the archive of Boston College in 2001 saying it could only be released after his death.

While details of his claims about Gerry Adams have been printed before, his tapes are played for the first time in the RTE programme Voices from the Grave on Tuesday night.

Adams has always categorically denied being a member of the IRA or of having any knowledge of Mrs McConville’s disappearance.

On the tapes Hughes, who was a close friend of the Sinn Fein president, clearly claims Adams was responsible for the squad called The Unknowns which took Jean McConville and executed her for being an informer in 1972.

He said Mrs McConville had a transmitter given to her by the British in her Divis flat.

“We took her away and interrogated her and she told us what she was doing. She said she was getting paid by the British to pass on information. Because she was a woman we let her go with a warning. A few weeks later another transmitter was put into her house and she was still co-operating with the British.

“A special squad was brought into the operation then called The Unknowns. If you wanted anyone to be taken away they normally done it. I had no control over this squad. Gerry (Adams) had control over this squad.”

But in the documentary Baroness Nuala O’Loan insists that Jean McConville was not an informer. The former Police Ombudsman said: “I’m satisfied with both the security service and the British army that she was not an informant for them, absolutely satisfied.”

In the tapes Brendan Hughes spoke about how he organised daily IRA operations with Gerry Adams before their joint arrest in 1973.

He said: “In 1973 Gerry was OC (Officer Commanding) of the Belfast Brigade and I was Operations Officer. We met every day to plan what operations were going to take place in the next step in the war. That’s what we were doing the day we were arrested. They beat me with a small hammer.

“I was punched, kicked and interrogated. Adams passed out three times and they revived him with buckets of water.”

He tells how Gerry Adams was responsible for saving his life in the early 1970s when he was chased and shot by British army gunmen.

Hughes said: “I didn’t realise how much blood I had lost. Gerry went and organised a doctor. He sowed up.”

•Voices from the Grave will be shown on RTE One on Tuesday, October 26 at 10.15pm


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Gerry Adams was involved in killing people? This has to be the breaking news of the century, well done Medro

 

Didn't you say this the other night?

 

Produce the evidence then. Not some embittered old guy who had fell out with him. Do you believe everything Darkie said then?

Truth be told I would be utterly amazed if Gerry wasn't involved in a lot of deaths. I don't know for a fact though and certainly wouldn't call someone a murderer who has not even ben charged let alone convicted. He will not be charged either so you can hit your wee semi with a cold spoon.

 

Medro do you actually save quotes from users

 

Ever remember on 606 everytime 'Tonto' posted Medro followed it up with some mad rambing pish he had saved? Every time too. The guy takes this internet forum thing WAY too serious.

 

What the ****? There is a charge sheet in the somewere. My mate was caught smoking when he was about 13 and his Da made him eat 10 Lambert and Butler!

 

I can't believe Gerry Adams has been a politician for so ling and no one has thought to accuse him of this before?? I think doc brown should use that delorean for some good and go back in time and mention this a bit sooner

 

It gets brought up constantly. Gerry has a neck on him like Robocop though.

 

Yip saved on my iPhone, but no I just went into Ciarins profile.

Should be interesting to hear.

 

So are you going to take the word of one of the very top guys (Darkie) in the IRA?

 

I couldn't give a flying **** about the IRA or any of the sectarian bullshit.

<boringasfuck>

 

Is there any reason to doubt him?

As far as I'm aware a lot of terrorists have spoke to the Boston college but the info can only be released when they die.

 

I found 99% of the threads on 9/11 boring as ****, know what I done? Ignored them. Strange concept eh.

 

Most Unionists I know believe him 100% about Gerry being involved but call Darkie a liar when he states that Jean was an informer.

 

That's a bit rich. Your the most boring bastard on here mate