In the space of a week MI5 have approached three members of the Belfast 32CSM and their families to try recruit them as informers. Last week two members of the 32CSM were returning from a POW event Liverpool when they were pulled in Manchester airport and questioned by MI5 agents. The questions quickly turned to attempted brides which the members rejected which caused the agents to threaten them.
The next day a friend of another member had his home invaded by two more MI5 agents. This time they not only issued the usual bribes and threats but they produced a gun and a bundle of bank notes and told him that "this was the two options opened to him".
Two days later, the wife of another member had an envelope pushed through her door and when she looked in it she discovered £500 and a note with a phone number on it. When she phoned the number a man with an English accent introduced himself as Tom and told here that it would be in her best interest to work with them. She rejected this bribe and soon after she received a text telling her that he would be keeping the number on encase she changed her mind.
We would appeal to anyone who has been approached to become an informer to contact their solicitor or anyone else they can trust and have it put on record what has occurred.
To anyone who has given into the threats and intimidation,we would strongly urge you to come forward and tell someone because as soon as they have no more need for you, they will throw you to the wolves.
