PSNI chief refuses to be drawn on IRA weapons claims
02/02/2006 - 14:28:47PSNI chief constable Hugh Orde has refused to say whether he believes the IRA has retained some weapons despite promising to completely disarm.
The Independent Monitoring Commission said yesterday that it had received "credible" reports that IRA had held onto some handguns for defensive purposes.
However, the decommissioning body said an investigation it carried out found no evidence to back up the claims.
Mr Orde was questioned about the matter at a meeting of the Policing Board in Belfast today, but he refused to say whether he believed the IMC's assessment or that of the decommissioning body.
He did, however, repeat his view of many years standing that the IRA has no intention of resuming its armed struggle.
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