Fra McKann ( born Fra McCann , born June 19, 1953 in Belfast [1] ) is an Irish politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and a member of the Sinn Fein party .
| Fra McKenn | |||||||
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| English Fra McCann | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Alex masks | ||||||
| Birth | June 19, 1953 (66 years old) Belfast , Northern Ireland , UK | ||||||
| The consignment | Sinn Fein | ||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||
| Website | westbelfastsinnfein.com | ||||||
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| Years of service | 1970s | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Provisional Irish Republican Army | ||||||
| Type of army | guerrilla troops | ||||||
| Rank | volunteer | ||||||
| Battles | Conflict in Northern Ireland | ||||||
Biography
In the 1970s, Mackenn was an active member of the Irish Republican Army and traded weapons. The police arrested him and threw him in jail . While in the 3rd H-block of the prison, Mackenn made friends with Kieran Najent and took part in a blanket protest [2] [3] . After his release, he continued his political activities and in 1987 was elected to the Belfast City Council [4] . In 2003 and 2007, Mackenn was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly from West Belfast [5] .
In 2006, Mackenn was accused of disturbing public order: in West Belfast, two policemen (a man and a woman) were about to arrest a teenage girl for trying to rob, but Mackenn stood up for the girl, fighting with the police. In his defense, he stated that the police mocked the girl and he simply protected her from beating. Mackenne was released on bail. [6] [7]
Notes
- ↑ Biography on the website of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- ↑ village.ie report on Sinn Féin politicians (irl.)
- ↑ Obituary of Nugent by McCann Archived May 18, 2006. (eng.)
- ↑ 1987 by-election Archived July 21, 2011. (eng.)
- ↑ Sinn Féin: Fra McCann MLA West Belfast Archived on June 30, 2007. (eng.)
- ↑ SF man denies assaulting police (English)
- ↑ The wrong sort of involvement in policing ..