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An inquiry has heard an allegation that Northern Ireland's first minister was to receive a payment upon completion of NI's biggest property deal. | |
Peter Robinson has previously denied he was to receive any payment or benefit as a result of the deal. | |
The £1.2bn sale was of a portfolio of property loans to US investment firm Cerberus by Nama - the Republic of Ireland's "bad bank". | |
The allegations were made at a hearing of Stormont's finance committee. | |
Loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson told the committee that the money was paid into an Isle of Man bank account controlled by Belfast solicitors firm, Tughan's. | |
Mr Bryson said the other beneficiaries were to be solicitor Ian Coulter, accountant David Watters, ex-Nama advisor Frank Cushnahan and developer Andrew Creighton. | |
Nama: The key figures and background you need to know | |
Timeline of Nama's NI property deal | |
Earlier, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness told the committee there were "very serious questions" about what capacity First Minister Peter Robinson was acting in with regard to the Nama loan sale. | |
Mr McGuinness said he was not told about meetings and contacts between Nama, bidders for its NI portfolio and DUP ministers. |