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Reuters reports The Northern
that two Irish citizens Martin Calls For Ireland Conservative Party IRISH
connected to ISIS are to will contest four constituen-
be deported from cies at the forthcoming UK
Turkey in the coming Official Inquiry Into General Election. EXAMINER
days. Gary Hynds, the party’s
The Government has deputy chairman in the
reportedly sent teams to Historic Scouting region, will run as a candi- |
the Turkish border in date in Lagan Valley.
Matthew Robinson will
recent weeks to bring stand in North Down, Grant November
home ISIS bride Lisa Sexual Abuse Abraham in Strangford and
Smith and her daughter. Aaron Rankin in East
It was reported on Antrim. 13th,
Monday that Turkey is icheal Martin has While the Conservative
called for a statu-
deporting some 2,500 Mtory, independent Party won the last General 2019
people connected to and transparent inquiry Election across the UK, they
ISIS, including two Irish into allegations of his- perform comparatively
citizens. toric sexual abuse in poorly across Northern
Their identities have Scouting organisations. Ireland’s 18 constituencies.
yet to be confirmed but An RTE program, due to The party does not cur-
it is believed they are be broadcast tonight, reveals rently have any elected rep-
Smith and her daughter. former scouts who alleged resentatives in the region.
The Turkish Foreign they were abused while NI Conservatives chair-
Ministry planned to start members of the Catholic Boy man Neil Johnson described
sending ISIS militants Scouts of Ireland and the their candidates as “an alter-
native to the embittered poli-
back to their home Scouting Association of tics of Stormont”.
countries from on Ireland have expressed con- “For the Northern Ireland
Monday, including a cerns that Scouting Ireland Conservatives, we have
number of Europeans. has been allowed to carry out Mr Martin added. tioned,” he said. recently been focusing on
C its own review of the com- “They do confirm that “Everything continues to increasing our membership,
plaints. there’s indications in their be done to ensure that the which has risen by 30%
Former submariner “It takes an extraordinary own internal review of exten- many thousands of children since March, with our eyes
Steve Aiken has been degree of resilience, courage, sive, prolonged and organ- who attend scouts around on the next local elections,”
ised child sexual abuse.
the country are safe protect-
and dignity to survive and to
confirmed as the new cope with the lifelong chal- “I’m asking you to give a ed and free to enjoy them- he said.
Ulster Unionist Party lenges that that trauma commitment now that the selves. “A General Election
leader. imposes,” opposition leader government would have to “We need to bear in mind became inevitable the
He said it was a Mr Martin said during lead- establish a statutory, inde- that this is abuse that moment that Parliament par-
momentous time for ers questions. pendent inquiry. occurred in the 70s and 80s alyzed itself by defying the
unionism and criticised “Unfortunately, in this “It’s imperative that an by organisations that no will of the people and the
his Democratic Unionist country, we’ve witnessed a inquiry be statutory, be inde- longer exist. 2016 referendum.
rivals for “agreeing” a terrible history of child sexu- pendent and be transparent “There may be other “So, we will be fighting
regulatory border al abuse in Ireland. Within and made public, and should- investigations under way. this election on the principles
of getting Brexit done, offer-
between Northern many institutions and within n’t be conducted by the Garda investigation, for ing an alternative to the
Ireland and the rest of many families. organisation itself. example, because these are stagnated politics of
the UK. “That is why there’s a fun- “When it comes to mat- crimes and crimes that can be Northern Ireland and with a
The UUP is aiming to damental moral obligation to ters of this nature and crimes prosecuted. determination to deliver the
win back representation protect and respond resolute- against children of a sexual “These organisations been benefits of Conservative rep-
at Westminster in the ly and transparently to alle- nature, an organisation replaced by a different organ- resentation that the rest of
investigating themselves is
isation now called Scouting
gations of child abuse within
UK general election next national organisations.” not adequate.” Ireland and (Children’s) the United Kingdom experi-
month. Mr Martin said Scouting The Taoiseach replied that Minister (Katherine) ence.
Mr Aiken said: “It Ireland, which was formed in crimes against children are Zappone has commissioned a “We are the only party in
would be a momentous a merger of the two groups among the most heinous, review of governance and Northern Ireland with a plan
time to assume the lead- in 2004, states in its historic and those in a sexual nature safeguarding in Scouting for the way forward – with
ership of any political review that some perpetra- against children are particu- Ireland, and she has made a other parties preferring
party but now, for tors moved from one loca- larly unspeakable. number of recommendations delay or blocking Brexit alto-
unionism, for those that tion to another, and in one “The government has that have now been imple- gether.
are pro-union, and case between two different been aware of these issues for mented. “But Northern Ireland
needs stability, with further
those that just believe in organisations, using the some time, and has been “But I will certainly take uncertainty unthinkable for
Northern Ireland, it has example of a former scout engaging with Scouting what you said on board. business and society alike.
never been more impor- leader, who is now a convict- Ireland to ensure that their “I will discuss the Minister This is the reason the
tant for the Ulster ed sex offender and abused current child protection safe- Zappone and we will come Conservative Party is stand-
Unionist Party (UUP) to up to 60 young boys. guarding policies are fit for to a decision in the near ing candidates in Northern
be ready to go out and “It’s clear files went miss- purpose, and are greatly future, as to what the best Ireland and asking for your
fight for what is right for ing. It took years and years enhanced from those in for- way to proceed is, and that vote. A vote for hope, aspira-
may well be such investiga-
bear organisations among
our nation. C for Scouting Ireland to com- tion and prosperity.” C
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