"In his eyes, there is no spirit left." Clara White is describing the look of hopelessness in her brother, Thomas. He has spent 12 years in prison after stealing a mobile phone.
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A victim of the IRA bombing in Manchester can continue legal action against former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, a high court judge has ruled.
However, he and victims of two other attacks on the UK mainland have been told they cannot sue The Provisional IRA (PIRA) for compensation.
Barry Laycock, a victim of the June 1996 attack in Manchester, has joined John Clark, a victim of the 1973 Old Bailey bombing in London, and Jonathan Ganesh, a 1996 London Docklands bombing victim, in trying to bring action against the PIRA, and Mr Adams as its 'representative.'
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They are claiming just £1 in damages in action they say is for 'vindicatory purposes.' They allege that Mr Adams was a leading member of the PIRA on those dates, including of its Army Council.
They claim that Mr Adams 'acted together with others in furtherance of a common design to bomb the British mainland' and was 'directly responsible' in various roles within the PIRA for decisions made to place devices in 1973 and 1996.
At a hearing in London in November, Mr Adams, who denies the allegations, asked a judge to throw out the claims against the PIRA and against him as a representative of the organisation.
In a ruling on Friday, Mr Justice Soole concluded that the legal action against the PIRA must be 'struck out' because it was 'an unincorporated association' and 'not a legal entity' that could be sued.
The judge also said the three bombing victims could not sue Mr Adams as a 'representative' of the PIRA, but claims against him in a personal capacity will continue. Allegations that Mr Adams was one of PIRA’s 'leaders' was an issue to be determined at a trial, Mr Justice
"In his eyes, there is no spirit left." Clara White is describing the look of hopelessness in her brother, Thomas. He has spent 12 years in prison after stealing a mobile phone.
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