£100 offered in recruitment bribe
attempt by MI5 to coerce a Tyrone man into becoming an informer
has been highlighted this week by Sinn Féin Assembly member Francie
Molloy.
The man from Cappagh in East Tyrone, who does not wish to be
identified, discovered the plot to recruit him when he returned from
a family holiday last week and found an envelope lying on his mat,
posted in South London, containing £100 in Bank of Ireland notes and
a letter.
The letter, signed `Terry', offered the man ``secure'' employment and
financial reward if he worked for Terry.
The letter also referred to the man's travels to Newcastle in
England, where he has gone on business, indicating that his movements
have been monitored. This has added to his fear that the letter was
an attempt by British agents to recruit him.
In the letter, `Terry' spoke about having meet the Tyrone man
previously and of having done business with him, something which
never happened, says Molloy: ``Saying that the man worked for and was
paid by ``Terry' is sinister as it is intended to put a question mark
over this man. It is a threat.''
According to Molloy, the man has been targeted and harassed by the
crown forces in the past. The latest incident happened to weeks ago,
when the man's car was stopped as he returned from a wedding by
plain-clothed RUC members, who tried to drag him from the vehicle.
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