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Ennis court adjourns case against CIA plane watcher Edward Horgan
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Thursday November 13, 2008 19:20 by Coiln ÓhAiseadha
Veteran peacekeeper disappointed not to have his day in court In Ennis district court today Thursday 13 November, Judge Mangan adjourned a charge of obstructing/impeding an airport fire officer, brought against the former UN peacekeeper and anti-torture campaigner, Edward Horgan, of Castletroy, Co. Limerick. Having heard that Horgan’s summons cited the wrong act and did not come as stated from the Director of Public Prosecutions, the case was adjourned to 8 January. Although no attempt was made to arrest Horgan at the time, a summons was subsequently issued in what Horgan sees as harrassment and abuse of the courts. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3Thank you to Edward & all who are working for human rights - your work is needed more than ever.
If a plane is searched by Gardai, where is the proof that a person found therein is being detained with the intent of being tortured? Surely one cannot expect a frontline Garda member to inspect one of these planes and conclude that a detainee is going to be tortured at a future date. Alot of your protests/vigils appear to be based on the presumption that a person will be tortured but where is the proof? Is extradition against the law? Fill me in here!
Extradition is decided on a case by case basis.
What Shannon is facilitating is not extradition. Shannon is facilitating kidnap and torture. This kidnap and torture is termed (spun) Extraordinary rendition. And outside the US it is illegal. In fact it is the exact opposite of extradition.
The US has admitted that it is practicing 'extraordinary rendition.' Our government have admitted that this practice is unlawful and that Shannon has been host to a number of flights associated with this unlawful practice.
Under Irish law and international law, it is the duty of the authorities to actively prevent such crimes from happening. With regard to investigating these happenings, the gardaí should be boarding these planes and arresting all on board on suspicion of being involved with these crimes. The planes and their contents should be impounded and held as evidence. We know for a fact that many of these planes have been involved in kidnappings - they are evidence. And it's the duty of the gardaí to procure and preserve evidence.