---------- From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:07:36 +0100 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples_War] IFCN: RIRA POW's Statement IRISH FREEDOM COMMITTEE NEWSLIST www.irishfreedomcommittee.net ----------------------------- Subject: STATEMENT FROM IRA POWs - Media Allegations Date: 07 21 01 The following statement was issued by Republican POWs at Portlaoise, in response to Special Branch fabrications published as fact in the Irish Independent and the Irish News over the past week, which claimed a loss of prisoner morale and a supposed attack by Republican POWs upon a fellow prisoner at Portlaoise. D. Fennessy Irish Freedom Committee P.O. Box 11417 Chicago, IL 60611 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.irishfreedomcommittee.net ************************************************ Statement from IRA POWs The following statement has been received from the Oglaigh na hEireann POWs, Portlaoise Gaol. Allegations have been made in the media recently concerning the morale and cohesion of Republican prisoners in Portlaoise. We would like to take this opportunity to respond to these allegations, and to reiterate our commitment to the struggle for Irish freedom. Morale among the imprisoned Volunteers here in Portlaoise remains high. In recent weeks, however, we have been subject to what is clearly an orchestrated media campaign, alleging divisions and despondency among the POWs. We reject all these allegations. Our morale remains high because our analysis has been vindicated by the progress of events- events which have only served to strengthen our determination. Much has also been made of allegations concerning the treatment by Republican prisoners of a young man arrested recently on a charge of IRA membership. Media reports alleged that, while on remand in Portlaoise, he had been subjected to an attack by Republican POWs. The truth, however, is somewhat different. On his arrival at Portlaoise, it was discovered that this young man had been beaten severely during his interrogation by Garda detectives. Much of his body was covered in bruises. The IRA O/C immediately arranged for him to be seen by a doctor at the earliest opportunity. That doctor believed his injuries to be so serious that he had him transferred to Portlaoise hospital for treatment. The young man returned to the wing later that day, and was subsequently released on bail several days later. The media have been noticeably uncritical in their use of stories emanating from Garda Special Branch. The Republican prisoners would urge caution on reporters utilising this source of information. While the agenda behind such leaks is clear, the veracity of their content must always remain in question. An Phoblacht Abu! Oglaigh na hEireann POWs, Portlaoise Goal ************************************************ � The Irish Freedom Committee NewsList - IFC Updates Permission to re-publish any article from this post is granted provided signature is attached and the active link back to this site is included. To Subscribe to this list go to http://IFCUpdates.listbot.com/ and click SUBSCRIBE. To view Archives, follow HELP instructions or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. ************************************************ ================ "Without a Peoples Army the people have nothing" Mao ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Peoples_War ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
