Ivor Bell - Court Martial

Court Martial

In 1984, Bell openly opposed Adams’ proposal to increase spending on election campaigns instead of the war against Britain. Bell was a hard-line militarist who opposed the use of funds by Sinn Féin and resented moves to end abstentionism. Bell emerged as the head of a group, which included senior figures like Danny McCann. In the end, a court martial in June 1985 dismissed Bell from the IRA. He still resides in West Belfast to this day.

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