BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- An Ulster Unionist member of Parliament has called on U.S. President Bush to revoke the visa of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.
David Burnside issued a statement calling for the action to be taken after the Police Service of Northern Ireland said it believed the Provisional Irish Republican Army was responsible for the theft of 26 million pounds ($48.8 million) from the Northern Bank in Belfast last month.
Adams is president of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army.
"I call upon President Bush to take swift action and revoke Gerry Adams' visa so that he can no longer be allowed to make trips to the United States," Burnside said.
"One aspect of the War on Terror is to prevent international terrorist groups from having the funds to carry out their inhumane terror campaigns. In one felled swoop, the IRA have robbed 26 million pounds from a major bank in Northern Ireland and should be prevented from carrying out their fundraising activities in America."
