Legislation ‘Forthcoming’ to Stop Adams Internment Compensation – Benn

Gerry Adams slams 'vindictive' UK government plans to block compensation for illegal internment

Adams said the planned law change only compounds the injustice suffered by those interned during the Troubles.

Legislation ‘forthcoming’ to stop Adams internment compensation – Benn

A Supreme Court judgment in 2020 paved the way for the ex-Sinn Fein president to secure compensation over his internment without trial in the 1970s.

Express' campaign win as Starmer 'to block' Adams from getting compensation

The government is considering introducing legislation that would prevent figures in Northern Ireland from being able to claim Troubles-era compensation.

Labour to block Gerry Adams from claiming compensation

Sir Keir Starmer moves to reinstate Tory Troubles legislation that blocks up to 400 IRA ‘suspects’ from damages claims

Gerry Adams compensation: New laws to block 1970s payout | The latest National and International News

The Government is preparing new legislation to prevent Gerry Adams from receiving compensation over his internment in the 1970s. Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn (Labour) has confirmed that draft laws addressing issues highlighted by the Adams case are "forthcoming". A Supreme Court judgment in 2020 paved the way for the former Sinn Fein president to secure compensation over his detention without trial in the early 1970s. Adams won his app…