Seven Stars
29th February 2008, 04:00
Statement on behalf of the Irish Republican Socialist Party
Ard Comhairle
Date 28th February 2008
RE- Assault, Arrest and Detention of IRSP members on Trumped up Charges Slammed by Ard Comhairle.
The IRSP Ard Comhairle learned with dismay and anger of the assault, arrest and detention of our comrades in the Free State last weekend on trumped up charges.
Three of those arrested were pistol whipped by the Garda including IRSP executive member Eddie McGarrigle who received a broken nose, Mr. McGarrigle has been confined to a wheel chair for over 20 years and could offer no resistance to his attackers.
The IRSP will be holding a protest picket at the Irish government offices in Notting Hill, Belfast tomorrow (29/2/08) at 11.30pm to coincide with the mens bail hearing in Dublin.
Speaking on behalf of the Ard Comhairle, IRSP representative Paul Little said;
Both The IRSP and those detained completely refute any allegations of criminality by the Irish Government, the IRSP is a bona fide political party and our work on civil rights and political campaigns across the island is well known. These arrests are the culmination of years of harassment by the free state authorities of our party members engaged in normal, legitimate political activity.
As a matter of course we will be referring the mens arrest to international and national human rights agencies.
STATEMENT ENDS
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Ard Comhairle
Date 28th February 2008
RE- Assault, Arrest and Detention of IRSP members on Trumped up Charges Slammed by Ard Comhairle.
The IRSP Ard Comhairle learned with dismay and anger of the assault, arrest and detention of our comrades in the Free State last weekend on trumped up charges.
Three of those arrested were pistol whipped by the Garda including IRSP executive member Eddie McGarrigle who received a broken nose, Mr. McGarrigle has been confined to a wheel chair for over 20 years and could offer no resistance to his attackers.
The IRSP will be holding a protest picket at the Irish government offices in Notting Hill, Belfast tomorrow (29/2/08) at 11.30pm to coincide with the mens bail hearing in Dublin.
Speaking on behalf of the Ard Comhairle, IRSP representative Paul Little said;
Both The IRSP and those detained completely refute any allegations of criminality by the Irish Government, the IRSP is a bona fide political party and our work on civil rights and political campaigns across the island is well known. These arrests are the culmination of years of harassment by the free state authorities of our party members engaged in normal, legitimate political activity.
As a matter of course we will be referring the mens arrest to international and national human rights agencies.
STATEMENT ENDS
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