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RSF Hold Press Conference RE: Craigavon Raids/Arrests

category national | miscellaneous | press release author Thursday March 26, 2009 15:07author by Richard Walsh - Republican Sinn Féinauthor email tiocfaidh at btinternet dot comauthor address c/- 223, Parnell Street, Dublin 1, Irelandauthor phone +44-7835 620 592 / +353-87 261 8603 Report this post to the editors

A press conference was held in Belfast on Thursday afternoon by Republican Sinn Féin. This was organised to highlight the ongoing situation in the Craigavon and Lurgan areas of County Armagh – particularly in the Drumbeg, Ardowen and Meadowbrook areas, where there have been widescale raids and detentions over the course of the past two weeks. Some homes were raided on up to three different occasions.

A press conference was held in Belfast on Thursday afternoon by Republican Sinn Féin. This was organised to highlight the ongoing situation in the Craigavon and Lurgan areas of County Armagh – particularly in the Drumbeg, Ardowen and Meadowbrook areas, where there have been widescale raids and detentions over the course of the past two weeks. Some homes were raided on up to three different occasions.

Sniffer dogs were present during many of the raids, with numerous landrovers parked outside. The RUC were armed with heavy weaponry in the presence of children, and used the barrels of their guns to force the children out of the way.

Many householders were confined to a room during the raids, despite legal requirements that they be able to witness the searches.

A number of people affected by the raids attended the press conference, and described the aggressive nature of the RUC raiding parties. One of these described how many of the possessions in his household – including all of his and his brother's clothes – were seized:

“I had to go out in a pair of slippers and socks, and to get a lend of clothes. When I approached the Department of Health and Social Security, they refused assistance claiming that I still 'had clothes on my back'.”

Another victim of the recent raids said that the whole of Craigavon and Lurgan had been kept under siege over the course of the past fortnight. The actions and demeanour of the RUC was clearly designed to intimidate the Nationalist residents of these areas, he added. They were revving the engines of their landrovers, and screaming at people on the street and in their homes.

Children had their schoolbags emptied onto the street, and young mothers had prams searched when entering and exiting a number of estates in the area. Mobile telephones were also seized and examined.

Minors were stopped and searched without an appropriate adult present, and youths were intimidated by British guns, which were trained on them.

A spokesperson for Republican Sinn Féin in North Armagh said:

“Once again the RUC have shown their brutal heavy-handedness in operations against the people of Craigavon. They have proven that they will stop at nothing to disrupt the lives of local hard-working people.”

At present three men have been charged in connection with the shooting of RUC Constable Carroll, and one man remains in custody in connection with the killing of two British soldiers. A total of eleven people were detained without charge for periods of up to fourteen days. Yesterday their detention was ruled unlawful. They were being held under the provisions of Britain's so-called “Terrorism Act 2006”, under which they can be held for up to a maximum of 28 days. Such provisions are unique to places under British jurisdiction within the western world.

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author by diarmuid - nonepublication date Thu Mar 26, 2009 17:40author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Interesting that the chorus of condemnation that broke out in these pages and in the bourgeois media over the killing of the British soldiers and policeman, much of which then started shouting about alleged undemocratic actions and alienation of unionists are silent now on this widescale harassment, intimidation and flagrant attack on people's demcratic rights. But of course, the victims are working class people from a nationalist community in the Six Counties so perhaps they don't really count. Or perhaps its simply that the aggressors are British colonial police and to criticise them might give 'the wrong message'?

author by Jimpublication date Thu Mar 26, 2009 18:07author address author phone Report this post to the editors

By killing a PSNI officer and a pair of British soldiers and attempting to resurrect the Troubles you have shown contempt for the people of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who voted overwhelmingly for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 and since then have overwhelmingly endorsed the pro-agreement parties at the Stormont Assembly and in Dail Eireann.
Dissident republican groups do not hold a single democratic representative position at local of national level on this island.
You represent nobody and quite frankly you are in no position to whine about your democratic rights and the fact that you lot comically go to the British courts to demand your rights under British law shows you don't even practise what you preach.
If you are brave soldiers of Ireland and attack the forces of the Crown occupation forces then surely the so-called volunteers involved would claim proudly their responsibility for heroic acts such as shooting a police officer in the back of the head or riddling a group of soldiers and pizza deliverymen?
Are you ashamed to stand up for Mother Ireland or what?

What a joke!

author by Independant republican - nonepublication date Thu Mar 26, 2009 18:49author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Jim you obviously have not lived threw any harrasment and/or had your head buried in the sand.

If you knew your history you would realise that since 1169 Ireland has been under occupation by the Brithish. If you have not coped onto this then look at the map and you might notice the line called the border you thick

author by seanyboy - nonepublication date Thu Mar 26, 2009 20:52author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I would like to reply to the last poster,I have suffered harassement,intimiation and brutality at the hands of the british.But now is the time to leave all that behind the vast majority of Irish people do not what you.The people have spoken in numerous elections.You have no support you are not wanted and are as previously stated traitors

 
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