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10/01/2005
Johnny Adair freed from jail
Former loyalist leader Johnny Adair has been released from prison and flown to England.
Mr Adair was taken to RAF Aldergrove on Monday and flown by helicopter to Manchester despite not being due for release until Thursday.
It is understood the Shankill Road man was met and interviewed by a representative of the Greater Manchester Police when he arrived.
Last week Chief Superintendent Dave Lea of Greater Manchester Police warned that criminal behaviour would not be tolerated and that his force would act "robustly" to deal with any criminal or anti-social behaviour.
Mr Adair is expected to settle in the Bolton area where his wife, family and former associates now reside following a UDA power struggle in 2003.
During that struggle East Antrim loyalist John ‘Grugg’ Gregg was shot dead.
The UDA leadership blamed elements within Johnny Adair's "C Company" faction for the killing and forced his family and associates to flee as part of a UDA purge of the lower Shankill area.
This is the third time Mr Adair has been released from prison since his conviction in 1995.
in August 2000 he was returned to prison by the Northern Ireland Secretary of State for a breach of his release licence under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.
(MB/SP)
Mr Adair was taken to RAF Aldergrove on Monday and flown by helicopter to Manchester despite not being due for release until Thursday.
It is understood the Shankill Road man was met and interviewed by a representative of the Greater Manchester Police when he arrived.
Last week Chief Superintendent Dave Lea of Greater Manchester Police warned that criminal behaviour would not be tolerated and that his force would act "robustly" to deal with any criminal or anti-social behaviour.
Mr Adair is expected to settle in the Bolton area where his wife, family and former associates now reside following a UDA power struggle in 2003.
During that struggle East Antrim loyalist John ‘Grugg’ Gregg was shot dead.
The UDA leadership blamed elements within Johnny Adair's "C Company" faction for the killing and forced his family and associates to flee as part of a UDA purge of the lower Shankill area.
This is the third time Mr Adair has been released from prison since his conviction in 1995.
in August 2000 he was returned to prison by the Northern Ireland Secretary of State for a breach of his release licence under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.
(MB/SP)
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Adair dismisses UDA expulsion statement
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18 February 2003
Adair's legal challenge over jail decision fails
Notorious loyalist Johnny Adair has failed in his bid to reverse the Secretary of State's decision to send him back to jail. At the High Court in Belfast today, Lord Chief Justice Sir Robert Carswell, denied Adair leave to seek a judicial review of Paul Murphy's decision – which he described as "fair".
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11 March 2004
Gun attack on home of Adair's nephew
The north Belfast home of Johnny Adair's nephew Mark Adair has been hit by a number of gunshots. The attack occurred at around 7.30pm last night when five shots were fired at the property. Neither Mark Adair nor his partner were in the house at the time. It is believed that a loyalist faction may have been behind the incident.
Gun attack on home of Adair's nephew
The north Belfast home of Johnny Adair's nephew Mark Adair has been hit by a number of gunshots. The attack occurred at around 7.30pm last night when five shots were fired at the property. Neither Mark Adair nor his partner were in the house at the time. It is believed that a loyalist faction may have been behind the incident.
15 May 2002
Johnny Adair released from prison
The loyalist paramilitary chief Johnny ‘mad dog’ Adair, has been released from prison. The prominent Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) chief walked free from Maghaberry prison on Wednesday morning to a crowd of around 100 supporters who cheered as he got into a vehicle and drove away.
Johnny Adair released from prison
The loyalist paramilitary chief Johnny ‘mad dog’ Adair, has been released from prison. The prominent Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) chief walked free from Maghaberry prison on Wednesday morning to a crowd of around 100 supporters who cheered as he got into a vehicle and drove away.
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