A niece of
Gerry Adams today claimed that a list naming drug dealers under threat, which was found in her home during a police raid, was work-related.
Sinead Clarke — whose father, Liam Adams, is the brother of the former Sinn Fein president — is standing trial at Belfast Crown Court on a charge of possessing documents or records likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
The items in question are Post-It notes which bore the personal details of nine drug dealers in west Belfast and which were located in the living room of Clarke's home in June 2018.
On the second day of the non-jury trial, the 43-year-old mother of three was called to the witness stand, where she confirmed that at the time of the raid she worked for Conflict Resolution Services Ireland (CRSI).
Based on the Falls Road, part of the work undertaken by CRSI is to promote peaceful resolution to community conflicts through mediation.