Bobby Moffett was shot dead by two gunmen in May The Progressive Unionist Party has said it will keep its relationship with loyalist paramilitaries, the Ulster Volunteer Force.
The decision comes despite the Independent Monitoring Commission’s report that the UVF sanctioned the murder of loyalist Bobby Moffett.
The IMC said the shooting in May on the Shankill Road could have been prevented by UVF bosses but it was not.
In a report earlier this month, the IMC called it “a public execution”.
However, at a meeting in east Belfast on Wednesday, the PUP said their link with the UVF would be maintained.
So far, no-one has been charged with Mr Moffett’s murder.
While the IMC report blamed the UVF, it did not recommend any sanction.
Instead they expressed the hope that the murder would be a one-off incident.
In June, shortly after the shooting, Dawn Purvis, leader of the PUP at that time, resigned.
She said she was leaving because the PUP was “severely restricted because of its relationship with the Ulster Volunteer Force”.
“I can no longer offer leadership to a political party which is expected to answer for the indefensible actions of others,” she said.
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