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category clare | anti-war / imperialism | feature author Monday March 07, 2005 22:11author by Tim Hourigan Report this post to the editors

Ed Horgan arrested for taking a photograph.

Hercules warplane at Shannon. Spot the crime in this photo?
Answers to our SpotTheCrime competition should 
be sent to::
email: taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie
Phone: 01-6194020 / 4021 / 4043
Fax:    01-6764048
Valid entries should contain only one X marking
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From the newswire (Tim Hourigan):

Just got a phone call from Ed Horgan. He was gathering more evidence of the crimes at Shannon when he was set upon by the Airport Police. Ed was told that Airport "Police Inspector" John Martin, Garda Morrissey and Garda Coleman were taking him into custody for taking a photograph of a US militatry Hercules. UPDATE: It also appears that Ed saw a plane very similar to the CIA torture jet that has been using Ireland as an essential part of its war crime infrastructure.

The arresting officers cited Section 33 of the Air Transport and Navigation Act, which only restricts photographs in certain areas (such as the airfield) not on the public roads.

Under Section 59 of the same act it says "lest there be any doubt, the road, is, for the purpose of any enactment, a public place."

UPDATE Wed 9th March: Ed Horgan visits Shannon again. Photos of warplanes.

On Friday 4th March Edward Horgan went to Shannon by prior arrangement to collect Eoin Dubsky's personal items (held at Shannon Garda Station since Eoin did some redecorating on a US Hercules warplane). While awaiting a phone call from Garda Sgt John O'Sullivan, he went to the airport to buy a newspaper and check if any US military, chartered US troop-carriers or illegal prisoner transport aircraft were at the airport.

As he approached the airport he noticed what appeared to be Gulfstream executive jet, similar to the N379P used for the transporting of prisoners for torture, landing on the main runway. He also noticed a Hercules C 130 parked close to Gate 40. He was waved through the road checkpoint on the approach road to the airport.

He then went up to the public viewing gallery and noticed that the GulfstreamExecutive jet was not anywhere to be seen (it may have been taken immediately into one of the hangers). He also, along with others in the viewing tower, observed the other aircraft at the airport. He noticed a US Air Force C-130 Hercules with the markings ANG Minesota, 61004.

He then went to the area of the car parks outside the main terminal building, and was observing the US Hercules C 130 when he was approached by a Garda Morrison, who was later joined by Garda Coleman, and by Airport Police Inspector John Martin.

He was followed into the terminal building and was detained by the Airport police. His camera and binoculars were taken from him at this point. He was asked to go to Inspector Martin’s office, and when he protested, he was informed that he would be taken there forcibly if necessary. He was then taken under detention or arrest, to Inspector Martin’s office where he was formally arrested under the Air Transport Navigation Act.

He was then taken under arrest to Shannon Garda Station. His mobile phone was removed from him by Garda Coleman while he was in the Garda car under arrest.

At Shannon Garda station he made contact with his Solicitor Patrick Daly, who spoke to the arresting officer and to the Sergeant in charge. He was released from custody at about 12.40, and told that his camera and binoculars were being sent to the Garda Technical Bureau in Dublin, for examination. He was also told that a file would be prepared and a decision made on whether to charge him or not, based on that file.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Sure Ed will have an interesting tale about the Little Eichmanns     tytyt    Fri Mar 04, 2005 16:31 
   don't fear ed!     karen fallon    Sat Mar 05, 2005 12:48 
   Television today     Clare    Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:26 
   Shannon item on Tuesday     clare    Mon Mar 07, 2005 15:31 
   Escalation of harrasment, no?     Eoin Dubsky    Mon Mar 07, 2005 16:20 
   Err wheres the crime?     A10    Mon Mar 07, 2005 22:58 
   Photo is a Martha Stewart     Errrr    Mon Mar 07, 2005 23:38 
   Still at large     Edward Horgan    Tue Mar 08, 2005 00:20 
   Competition is a fake.     A Broad    Tue Mar 08, 2005 00:25 
 10   Photograph is indeed "for illustrative purposes"     R. Isible    Tue Mar 08, 2005 04:07 
 11   terror - torture & expoirt thereof     karl roenfanz ( rosey )    Tue Mar 08, 2005 04:56 
 12   That C130     Spotter    Tue Mar 08, 2005 18:48 
 13   ha ha ha ha     mr jinks    Tue Mar 08, 2005 20:25 
 14   so you've been on both planes then?     jack white    Tue Mar 08, 2005 21:21 
 15   spook?     mr jinks    Tue Mar 08, 2005 22:17 
 16   oh jinksy!     jack white    Tue Mar 08, 2005 22:23 
 17   discredit     mr jinks    Tue Mar 08, 2005 22:28 
 18   y'know jinks     jack white    Tue Mar 08, 2005 22:35 
 19   Minnesota Plane     GreenPartyMike    Wed Mar 09, 2005 08:00 
 20   Inquisition Airways. Fly The Friendly Skies of Uncle Bush     The Devil and George Warmonger Bush    Wed Mar 09, 2005 09:53 
 21   Visit to SNN Garda Station     Tim Hourigan    Wed Mar 09, 2005 21:45 
 22   Warplanes at an airport near you     Edward Horgan    Wed Mar 09, 2005 22:22 
 23   security     mr jinks    Thu Mar 10, 2005 13:53 
 24   Can you explain your point in more detail please     Questioner    Thu Mar 10, 2005 14:21 
 25   Questioner, whom are you talking to, Ed Horgan?     R. Isible    Thu Mar 10, 2005 17:40 
 26   It's not good to break and enter into airports.     Questioner    Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:41 
 27   cheers     keith harris    Fri Mar 11, 2005 15:01 
 28   Eoin's comment is not the subject of this article     R. Isible    Fri Mar 11, 2005 16:17 
 29   to answer an obvious question     A10    Sat Mar 12, 2005 22:04 
 30   Clarification on points of law     Edward Horgan    Sun Mar 13, 2005 01:10 
 31   re claification on points of law     Questioner    Mon Mar 14, 2005 17:47 
 32   Responsibility under the law - a price to be paid     Edward Horgan    Tue Mar 15, 2005 14:03 
 33   some facts     mark    Tue Mar 15, 2005 20:03 
 34   stuff about the legal arguments     Questioner    Wed Mar 16, 2005 17:12 
 35   Actually, finally...     jeff    Wed Mar 16, 2005 18:11 
 36   Refueling Murder at Shannon     Edward Horgan    Sun Mar 20, 2005 00:05 
 37   Reply to Questioner     Michael    Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:27 
 38   do you think     mary    Wed Nov 23, 2005 21:58 
 39   about pics     mary theresa keown    Sat Nov 26, 2005 21:32 


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