Rehashed Document Futile Exercise - R.P.A.G.

international | miscellaneous | press release Tuesday November 21, 2006 17:42 by Seán Ó Murchú - Sinn Féin Poblachtach - Cork

Republican POWs held in segregated conditions in Maghaberry have been engaged in an ongoing protest since the 19th June 2006. The British Government and the Prison Service in the Six Counties are well aware of their five demands.

Republican POWs held in segregated conditions in Maghaberry have been engaged in an ongoing protest since the 19th June 2006. The British Government and the Prison Service in the Six Counties are well aware of their five demands.

The POWs commenced this protest as they felt all other avenues open to them had been exhausted. The Prison Service’s statement of the 16th November appears to be based on the Separated Regime Review published in May 2006. The Review failed entirely to address the major issues concerning the plight of the POWs, and nothing of significance is contained in this latest statement.

Any attempt to rehash a document which only solidified the belief amongst the POWs that representations made on their behalf were being ignored is futile. The British Government and their Prison Service are playing a dangerous game with the health and safety of the POWs and should instead seek to resolve the real issues and concede the POWs’ five demands.

Republican Prisoners Action Group - R.P.A.G.