RNU Condemn Political Policing in Ireland

international | rights, freedoms and repression | press release Monday October 11, 2010 00:56 by Republican Network for Unity - Republican Network for Unity

The Republican Network for Unity condemn the recent totally unwarranted harassment, intimidation and heavy handed tactics used by the RUC/PSNI towards it’s activists.

Last night while being driven through Belfast, members of the RNU were followed by the RUC/PSNI. After being followed for a short while, the British paramilitaries then ordered the driver to the side of the road and forced the occupants out from the vehicle with heavy machine guns.

The British paramilitaries then proceeded to search the occupants of the car under, section 43 of the British governments ‘Terrorism Act.’ More backup was then called in by the British paramilitaries who proceeded to search the car for over an hour, while it’s occupants were left standing at gunpoint on the side of the road.

All of this happened in full view of young children who were in their front garden at the time. This was also designed to frighten onlookers in some kind of show of force in a vain attempt to intimidate republicans and Nationalist in the area.

The RNU strongly condemn the actions of the anti-republican British paramilitaries in their attempt to hamper the work of it’s activists. This type of intimidation didn’t work in the past and it certainly isn’t going to work now!

Finally, the Republican Network for Unity challenge Nationalist members of the District Policing Partnerships (DPPs) to explain why they are prepared to sit idly by and support the British Paramilitaries, while the citizens of this country are victimized at the hands of a foreign oppressor.