Ron McDowell condemns the 'gross hypocrisy' of republican paramilitaries due to their drugs record.
A Belfast councillor has blamed republican paramilitaries in the INLA for an attack on an organisation which helps homeless people in the west of the city.on Townsend Street on Tuesday and the vehicle was then set on fire, causing damage to the building.There have been ongoing concerns about anti-social behaviour and drug use near the centre.
But Councillor Ron McDowell, from the Traditional Unionist Voice party, accused the the INLA of "gross hypocrisy" given its own history of dealing drugs.Theis a republican paramilitary group which was believed to be responsible for about 120 killings during the Troubles. Mr McDowell, who is the TUV's deputy leader, said: "The INLA have been called out by the media in the past for having a multi-million pound drug empire in west Belfast.The TUV councillor acknowledged that that Welcome Organisation was at the centre of a "perfect storm" because of addiction, homelessness and other social problems in Belfast.
The Welcome Organisation is a Belfast-based charity which has been operating from the Townsend Street site for about 12 years.the charity may have to consider leaving the areaMr Whyte added that those behind the threatening graffiti should "get a bucket of paint and wipe it off the wall and hang your head in shame".
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