Republicans not in danger form UVF, says senior loyalist
A senior loyalist politician tonight moved to reassure nationalists and republicans that their lives were not in danger from the Ulster Volunteer Force.
Progressive Unionist leader Dawn Purvis, whose party is linked to the UVF, sought to reassure republicans who were informed at the weekend in Derry and North Antrim that their security was at risk.
Following calls from Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, for the lifting of the threats, the East Belfast Assembly member revealed she had personally contacted the director of Relatives for Justice Mark Thompson to allay his concerns about a warning he had received.
"It is my understanding that Mark Thompson received a PM1 (a police warning) from the Police Service of Northern Ireland stating that his personal details were in the hands of loyalists," she said.
The PM1 did not specify any particular grouping nor did it specify any particular threat.
"I talked to Mark this afternoon and assured him that he was not under threat from the UVF," she said.
"Under human rights legislation the PSNI are obliged to inform individuals if their details are found.
"After talking to the PSNI I understand their intelligence suggests that the individuals concerned are not under any threat."
Earlier after his party's first meeting with the Policing Board, Gerry Adams said the threat against republicans were unacceptable.
