32 County Sovereignty Movement: Alan Ryan assassinato vigliaccamente

Statement on the murder of Alan Ryan

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement wishes to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the Ryan familly following the cowardly murder of our friend, comrade and activist Alan Ryan.

Alan was shot in the back in cold blood on the streets where he grew up, streets where he had worked tirelessly to tackle the scourge of drugs which he had always opposed with every fibre of his being.

We cannot express in words the pain now felt by both the movement as a whole and individual activists now that he has been taken from us.

Alan’s murder does not mean the end of the cause for which he gave his life.

Whether it was as an ex Republican prisoner campaigning for his comrades in Maghaberry, or as an anti drugs activist protecting his community Alan set an example which will be followed.

He will not be forgotten by his comrades who remain and who will carry on his legacy as resolutely as he did the legacy of others who fell before him.