Former IRA inmates in job discrimination row
ex prisioner s john mcconkey and jarvis marks are claiming wait for politicial discrimination against the simon community,The men said it was because of their republician symphies.
the charity said it was because of their serious criminal histories .
Dawne Anderson, former director of projects for the Simon Community, was giving evidence at a hearing in Belfast yesterday.
Yesterday, Karen Quinliven, counsel for the applicants, put it to Ms Anderson that she said she had not given Mr McConkey the job because of concerns he might seek to influence vulnerable residents that the use of violence for political ends was acceptable.
Ms Anderson replied "yes". She added that her decision was based on the serious nature of the applicant's convictions.
The witness was asked if she accepted that there were republicans who did not support violence.
Ms Anderson answered that she had had a 'black and white' record of an individual who had a violent record.
Ms Quinliven suggested that at no stage had the charity claimed that Mr McConkey posed a direct threat of physical risk to the residents, apart from the concern that paramilitaries might try to gain access to the hostel.
Mr McConkey was sentenced to life for murder after a supergrass trial in 1983. He lost an appeal in 1986 and was later released by the Life Sentence Review Commission.
Mr Marks was convicted of conspiracy to murder and explosives offences. He was released in 1998.
now this should nt have even made it this far in my eyes these men did crimes like many from around the world yet every where else buisness have the right not to hire someone because of their criminal history yet these two think they have a right to be treated different.than every other crim in the world i dont think so.
ex prisioner s john mcconkey and jarvis marks are claiming wait for politicial discrimination against the simon community,The men said it was because of their republician symphies.
the charity said it was because of their serious criminal histories .
Dawne Anderson, former director of projects for the Simon Community, was giving evidence at a hearing in Belfast yesterday.
Yesterday, Karen Quinliven, counsel for the applicants, put it to Ms Anderson that she said she had not given Mr McConkey the job because of concerns he might seek to influence vulnerable residents that the use of violence for political ends was acceptable.
Ms Anderson replied "yes". She added that her decision was based on the serious nature of the applicant's convictions.
The witness was asked if she accepted that there were republicans who did not support violence.
Ms Anderson answered that she had had a 'black and white' record of an individual who had a violent record.
Ms Quinliven suggested that at no stage had the charity claimed that Mr McConkey posed a direct threat of physical risk to the residents, apart from the concern that paramilitaries might try to gain access to the hostel.
Mr McConkey was sentenced to life for murder after a supergrass trial in 1983. He lost an appeal in 1986 and was later released by the Life Sentence Review Commission.
Mr Marks was convicted of conspiracy to murder and explosives offences. He was released in 1998.
now this should nt have even made it this far in my eyes these men did crimes like many from around the world yet every where else buisness have the right not to hire someone because of their criminal history yet these two think they have a right to be treated different.than every other crim in the world i dont think so.
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