Decision to jail ‘PIRA 9’ exposes British hypocrisy

national | rights, freedoms and repression | press release

Tuesday January 11, 2005 12:45

by Seán Treacy - 32 County Sovereignty Movement

sovereign_nation at hotmail dot com

07742 439 449

The decision by the Bloody Sunday tribunal to jail the man known as ‘PIRA 9’ exposes British hypocrisy in regards to the real victims of that day and shows that little has changed in the mindset of the British establishment. ‘PIRA 9’ who is due to begin a 3-month sentence today is charged with refusing to testify to the tribunal.

This man refuses to testify on the grounds that it is against his republican principles to testify to a British tribunal headed by a British lord, that he has nothing to add to the tribunal anyway and that evidence submitted by a witness that put him at the scene was totally unreliable.

The British Establishment's reaction begs the question ‘Are the people of Derry any more likely to see justice under Lord Saville than they were under Lord Widgery'? The reaction of the Saville inquiry certainly goes some way to answering that question. It appears the victims of British aggression are still being punished while the perpetrators hide behind the cloak of anonymity, secrecy and impunity.

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement condemn this miscarriage of justice and ask when will the British military establishment be brought into the dock over this and countless other atrocities. While we know that it was the Para’s that pulled the triggers, when will Saville and his tribunal name the hands behind the hands that used the weapons. This man may well be lying in a cell tonight in defence of his principles while the men with no principle will be frequenting their gentlemen’s clubs with no hint of conscience. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement ask nationalists and republicans to take a close look at this episode and ask themselves ‘How has British rule changed’?

32 County Sovereignty Movement
Press Release
10/01/2005
Contact: Andy Martin Director of Publicity
Phone: 07742 439 449 or e-mail sovereign_nation@hotmail.com