HARRY DUFFY – MURDERED BY THE RUC MAY 22 1981 – DURING RIOTING AFTER THE DEATH OF PATS

Derry Doire

REMEMBERING PLASTIC BULLET VICTIM, HARRY DUFFY.

Father-of-seven Henry Duffy from the Creggan area of Derry was killed after being hit in the head and chest at point-blank range by plastic bullets fired by soldiers on May 22 1981.

His death came during serious rioting throughout the Bogside following the death of Derry hunger striker Patsy O’Hara.

There is no existing photo of Harry. RIP

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ROBERT HAMILL – MURDERED – 27 APRIL 1997

Robert Hamill, a Catholic was beaten to death on 27 April 1997 in Portadown, Co Armagh by a sectarian loyalist mob. He and his friends were attacked in full view of the police. Four RUC officers sat in a Land Rover 20ft away while the occured. They were wearing body armour, were armed with pistols, plastic bullets, CS gas and a semi-automatic rifle. The four officers did not intervene during the attack they did nothing. Indeed, after the attack, they did not administer first aid to the grievously wounded Robert Hamill. They did not declare a crime scene. They did not collect forensic evidence. They did not take witness statements from those present during the attack, despite the attackers themselves remaining on the scene for nearly an hour afterwards. No arrests were made for nearly two weeks, even though some of the suspects were known to the RUC. As of 2013 no-one has been convicted of his murder.

Link to the Irish Brigade singing Freedom Walk

Martin Kelly

Type “Portadown fight” and watch wat was uploaded to YouTube. I was no further than 100 yards from where Robert was beaten. The police where at top of the street.. 32 loyalists attaclkin 4 men for nothing with bottles and knives. No one ever charged despite naming most involved and having a knife rammed through my neck! Ombudsman never really made a decision.. Corruption written all over it. Sadly this has been happening for a looong time

Posted on behalf of : The Irish Brigade.

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LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS

This week saw a local member of the 32csm before the courts following a mobile RUC patrol arresting him on a fabricated charge of using his phone whilst driving.

The arrested man who runs a local business appeared in court vehemently denying the charge, with the judge stating that he would not get a fair trial without his phone records being seen, either proving or disproving the charge.

Following the retrieval of the phone records which proved that the phone had not indeed been in use, the RUC changed their testimony to state that they never said he was on the phone but that he had it in his hand and was looking at it.

The Judge immediately accepted their change in the statement stating that he could have been looking at facebook or searching for a number and quickly fined the defendant £400 endorsing his license with 3 points.

This is your promised new (IN)justice system in operation. Perjured and falsified evidence goes before the courts and is accepted without question. Sectarian Apartheid Injustice in action and will only get worse and more prevalent before it gets better.

Lies,damn lies and statistics

Posted on behalf of : Derry Sceal

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MARTIN COREY DETENTION TO BE CHALLENGED IN EUROPEAN COURT

Martin Corey detention to be challenged in European court

By Vincent Kearney

BBC NI home affairs correspondent

Lawyers are to challenge the detention of an Irish republican from Lurgan, County Armagh, in the European court.

Martin Corey, 63, has been in prison for just over three years without trial or charges being brought against him.

He was sentenced to life in prison in 1973 for the IRA murders of two RUC

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SMASH INTERNMENT FREE MARIAN PRICE

Paul Mckee

2 years ago today, Marian Price was taken by the RUC on spurious charges, and immediately put into solitary confinement in MagHaberry gaol.. Her health declined and when she made bail, the British government stepped in and played their trump card of Interning her having first made sure evidence was destroyed. 2 years and still no justice, people through out the world are still demanding answers. FREE MARIAN PRICE —

ADAMS TO MEET FAMILY OF MURDERED PRISON OFFICER

” The family of prison officer Brian Stack asked me to meet them and this will take place on Thursday evening”- Gerry Adams.

SINN Fein president Gerry Adams will tommorow meet the family  IRA victim Brian Stack – the only prison officer ever to be assassinated in the Republic. The face-to-face meeting is to be held in Leinster House at 5.30pm.

It follows a request from Mr Stack’s family who have been campaigning for decades for hisk killer to be identified. Mr Adams said they are not the first family he has meet who have been “in this same situation”. “Some were victims of the IRA. Others were killed as a result of collusion between British state forces and loyalist death squads, or by the British Army and RUC, the UDR and other armed groups,” the Louth TD said. “The grief and trauma suffered by all these families is the same. “The family of Prison Officer Brian Stack asked me to meet them and this will take place on Thursday evening.

In their request for a meeting, the family said they were : “Looking for answers and closure and in no way are seeking any form of revenge. “From our perspective an admission of responsibility accompanied by details of the reasoning for the act by those concerned would provide that. Mr Adams said he is “happy” to meet the family, but could not “raise expectation” that Sinn Fein leadership will be able to “resolve these particular matters”. Brian Stack was Chief Prison Officer at Portlaoise jail when he was shot in the back of the neck as he left a boxing match at the National Stadium, in Dublin in March 1983. He was left paralysed and brain damaged following the attack and died from his injuries 18 months later, aged 47.

With many thanks to : Bimpe Archer, Irish News.

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ON 15th JULY I WAS ARRESTED BY THE PSNI/RUC DURING AN EARLY MORNING RAID ON MY HOME

 

Alan Lundy

On 15th July 2i was arrested by the PSNI in an early morning raid

on my home. This was in relation to a number of scurrilous accusations

made by a single PSNI officer regarding my behaviour while acting as a

steward at the successful GARC protest march against sectarianism on

the 12th July 2012. I was accused by this PSNI officer of throwing a

missile at police lines, an accusation that i have vociferously

rejected at all times. In addition to this charge, i was also charged

with an historical offence, namely attacking a British soldier in 2005

- again on the word of a single PSNI officer, over seven years after

the alleged event.

As a result of the actions of these PSNI officers, my home was wrecked

during the raids that accompanied my arrest – distressing my partner

and two young children. Many personal items were also seized, some

with sentimental value, that have still not been returned to me. The

main result was that i was on remand for three months in Maghaberry

Gaol, taken from my family. During these three months i applied for

bail on a number of occasions and this was refused by numerous judges,

based on the PSNI’s opposition and their supposed “fear of

re-offending”. At the same time others were granted bail, including a

number of loyalists who were released with no attached bail

conditions. This was especially galling for my family and friends who

had to sit through the bail applications of loyalists with far

stronger evidence against them and see bail granted, then watch as my

own application was refused. I was eventually granted bail in October

2012 after serving three months, all of which i served on full protest

with other Republicans in Roe House.

The 2005 charges were dropped a number of weeks ago, based on lack of

evidence. This justified my position that these charges were simply

introduced as a “back up” – to ensure that coupled with 2012 charges i

would be remanded and taken off the streets by the PSNI. Today all

charges in relation to 12th July were dismissed at Belfast Magistrates

Court, further vindicating my belief that these were politically

motivated charges with a number of sinister objectives on behalf of

the PSNI. Firstly, as a Republican Activist from Ardoyne that works

hard on a number of campaigns, it was in the interests of a State

Militia to remove me from the streets. Doing so, and using the word of

one officer as reasonable evidence to do so, demonstrates internment

by remand is a strategic policy used by the PSNI and PPS in 2013

Ireland. Secondly, the GARC mobilisation of 2,500 Ardoyne Residents on

12th July 2012 was seen by the PSNI, and by association the State, as

a demonstration by the Ardoyne community that enough was enough when

it came to Sectarian Marches through our area. Imprisoning me was to

be interpreted as a warning to all those in attendance that if they

oppose Loyal Order parades then they too will face accusations and

charges. This further demonstrates the one sided nature of Policing

with regard to this issue, however the overwhelming support that I and

my family have received since this ordeal began has shown that, far

from scaring the Ardoyne community, it has made it more determined to

oppose these parades and the attempted criminalistaion of residents

that accompanies them.

Today the PSNI have been shown for what they are, a corrupt force that

is there to protect the state by whatever means necessary – even if it

means falsely charging and imprisoning innocent people, simply for

their political beliefs. They are no different to their forerunners in

the RUC in this regard and as such should continue to be rejected by

Republicans and all those who state they are concerned with the

protection of fundamental human rights. Those who continue to be

apologists and welcome the PSNI into communities such as Ardoyne need

to be challenged, but at the same time these people need to look deep

inside themselves and ask are they comfortable supporting and

promoting a force that has as a policy of selective internment by

remand – taking fathers and mothers from their children for prolonged

periods of time.It is simply not good enough to say political policing

should not affect people only if they still support certain political

parties. If they look hard deep enough and be honest with themselves

and others, then they will cease lending credence to a police force

that is as discredited as the one which they used to oppose. Please Share….

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ONE STATE AGENT MAY HAVE KILLED ANOTHER : LAWYER

THE public has a right to know whether one state agent was allowed to murder another to advance within the IRA a court has heard. Lawyers for a husband and wife seeking full reasons why the Public Prosecution Service accepts that their convictions for offences linked to the interrogation and killing of a police informer should be quashed said non-disclosoure could lead to further wrongdoing.

Senior judges were told that PSNI/RUC and Police Ombudsman investigations into RUC and military behaviour in the case of James Martin and Veronica Ryan are under way. The West Belfast couple were convicted of the false imprisonment of Joe Fenton, a Special Branch agent and informer shot dead after being lured to a house in the city in February 1989. James Martin, who was also found guilty of making property available for terrorism, was later jailed for four years. His wife, formerly known as Veronica Martin, was jailed for six months.

Their case was referred back to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which examines potential miscarriages of justice. Last year it emerged that the Director of Public Prosecutions Barbra McGrory believed the guilty verdicts should be quashed. However, a public interest immunity certificate has been obtained to protect a confidential dossier containing relevant sensitive material. Lawyers for the couple are seeking a full and open judgement when judges decide whether to overturn their convictions. Sean Devine, counsel for Mr Martin, said the public deserved to know about secretive behaviour. He said a man with the initials FS – the next submissions are of my own not the lawyers just for the record – (Freddie Scappaticci) – Codename – Stake knife was at the centre of the case. – ( my own submissions closed).

” There could be landmines exploding silently around me as I make submissions because I’m in the dark about what the basis is for the proposed overturning of these convictions,” he said. If the speculation is correct and it’s the case that one agent of the state was allowed to execute another agent of the state to enhance his position with a paramilitary organisation so he could provide a higher grade of intelligence that needs to be stated.” Referring to the alleged mishandling of agents, Mr Devine said higher standards are expected from the authorities. ” If it’s the case that there was some profoundly embarssing behaviour and there may be widespread reprecussions, it’s better to lance the boil rather than to leave communities and individuals speculating about what went wrong,” he said. ” There’s been the destruction of lives and that can’t be remedied by more secretive behaviour on the part of other authorities.

“Unless the court does reveal what went wrong then those that have perpetrated this type of behaviour and those that are minded to do so in the future will continue to do so.” Richard Greene, counsel for Ms Ryan, said this could be her only chance to obtain answers about why she was jailed. Gerald Simpon QC, for the proseuction service, said that the case for delivering a closed judgement was “overwhelming”. He rejected claims that such a verdict would endorse wrongdoing. By simply quashing the convictions the court would be following the director in condemning such behaviour, he argued. He confirmed that the case has been referred to police. ” There is now an investigation into these events,” he said. Pressed by the judges on what priority it had been given, Mr Simpson said a meeting with the police ombudsman took place last week in an attempt to make progress. Lord Justice Coghlin said : “This court is charged with a public duty to deliver open justice. “There’s certainly, in my veiw, a viable arguement that by its inability to do that is a risk of harm being done not only to an individual but also to the public duty of the court itself.” Following Thursday’s submissions the three-judge panel reserved their decision on the application.

 

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SENIOR GARDA CRITICISES PSNI/RUC ON COLLUSION DATA !

” We weren’t given half a chance to respond “.

A SENIOR of  critticised the PSNI/RUC‘s handling of intelligence about alleged collusion between gardai and the IRA. Detective Chief SSuperintendent Peter Kirwan said his force was not given a ” half chance ” to respond to claims made to the Smithwick tribunal despite usually having a seamless relationship with the PSNI/RUC and British security services.

A summary of intelligence which highlighted alleged collusion was given to the tribunal by PSNI/RUC assistant chief constable Drew Harris and made public in October. Mr Kirwan, heado of the security section of crime and security at Garda headquarters, said : ” We have no issue with the sharing of information on the workings  of the relationship between PSNI and the British security services with the tribunal. ” The issue araises when the sharing with others directly impacts on the Garda organisation and we’re not given even a half chance of interpreting what it means.” Mr Kirwan said gardai had only been given the intelligence in a brief summary, as had the tribunal, and had not been given access to more detailed information to meaningfully investigate or act on.

Mr Justice Peter Smithwick is investigating whether gardai colluded with IRA units on the murders of RUC chief superintendent Harry Breen and superintendent Bob Buchanan – two of the most senior officers killed in the Troubles. They were shot dead in an ambush after leaving a meeting at Dundalk Garda Station on March 20 1989. Solicitors for their families urged Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan to investigate Mr Kirwan’s claims. ” It is very regrattable indeed to hear such a senior Garda officer complain that the wide-ranging and significant recent intelligence has not been properly shared by the PSNI and British security services and cannot be meaningfully investigiated without normal sharing arrangements being followed,” John McBurney and Erinie Waterworth said in a statement. ” Clearly this needs very urgent attention with a view to seeing all aspects fully and thoroughly investigated by the commissioner.” The 12 strands of live intelligence in the summary previously given to the tribunal were deemed reliable and accurate by Mr Harris, who denied the PSNI/RUC had “sat on” the information and withheld it from gardai.

It claimed gardai passed on information leading to the Provisionals ‘ murder of Lord Justice Gibson and his wife in 1987 and that a senior IRA member had gardai passing information to him. Mary Laverty, senior counsel for the tribunal, asked Mr Kirwan whether he beleived Mr Harris’s “hands are tied” as he had moved from his custom of sharing all information with gardai. He replied : “I can’t see that.” He said he has the greatest respect for Mr Harris. Ms Laverty also asked how computor hard drives were destroyed hours before hundreads of gardai, PSNI and customs officers raided a fuel-laundering plant along the border in recent weeks. “Somewhere along the way somebody had passed on information because of the number of people involved,” she said. “I do not want to comment too specifically on that,” Mr Kirwan replied. “Generally speaking, over the years, I can think of several examples where a large force of gardai are descending on a rural part of Ireland. “It’s very hard to camouflage that.”

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BRITISH INTERESTS BEST SERVED BY PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS !

 This letter appeared in the Irish News today and I thought I would share it, it’s written by - Martin Galvin- New York.

WHY would the British ever heed Brian Feeney’s call to Wipe the Slate Clean ( March 27 ) much less risk any honest truth process, when BBritish interests are better served by the present arrangements ? The ‘ unspoken amnesty ‘ which Brian Feeney says veteran republicans were led to expect, has been twisted by the British into a selective one-sided immunity or ‘ impunity ‘ for Crown Forces.

Britain may dole out the occasional hard won apology burt need not arrest uniformed members of the British army or Constabulary (RUC), who carried out or colluded in sanctioned murders, which Cameron terms Unjustifiable Killings. The British have systematically stonewalled the families of collusion murder victims, like that of Pat Finucane among so many others. Some bereaved families will count it a victory to see an inquest, much less see the culprits in the dock. Even Saville stopped at scapegoating the troopers who carried out the orders on Bloody Sunday.

What makes anyone beleive the British would ever risk, much less encourage, any independant truth search which required troopers and constabulary (RUC) members to lead us back up the chain of command and indict those who gave orders or set policies ? On the other hand, quarter-century-old charges can be unearthed to send inconvenient republicans, like Gerry McGeough to Maghaberry, should they dare speak too strongly against such injustices during an election campaign. Britain’s lateset innovation of internment by licence & remand, today practised upon Marian Price and Martin Corey, was devised to threaten others. For example, should Gerry McGeough stand for election to Stormont or a council seat and campaign against British injustice, will constabulary (PSNI/RUC ) members await him at the polls claiming secret evidence to revoke his licence ? Why would they ever cede exclusive control and risk a genuine independent search for truth ? Surely those who negotiated such terms for republicans ( $hame £ein ) did not see this coming. Surely they have a moral duty to do more to undo these twisted terms than sitting still for them at Stormont.

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