SOME months ago fourteen prison warders were tried in Birmingham on 94 charges of brutality against Irish Republican prisoners. I came as little surprise to Irish militants that despite convincing evidence all warders were acquitted and It is rather too much to expect that an English jury would penalise English prison officials for people who are daily depicted in the press and on television as sub-human monsters, Irish savages. One question left unanswered at the trial, however, was the identity of the attackers even the court had to admit had Deen susance Oy MIC OrsOnCEs This new pamphlet provides the has been written by an Republican who is presently imprisoned in Long Kesh but who previously spent many months in English prisons.
Hugh Feeney, one of the 'Belfast Ten', muse surferca in English prisons. He has written a chronice or une expenience: Irish Republican prisoners in jails prisons. There has been very little protest from British about their treatment. test is needed, and with the publication of this pamphlet ignorance can no longer be accepted as an It excuse.
As Hugh Feeney points out, while inebris occubalon Ireland continues there will Republican prisons. All socialists should com mit themselves to their defence and just as important themselves to getting British imp erialism out of Ireland.
JOHN MAGEE upon ine parties to n exercise gener of rights the Hom very guilty from torture. Article held in these socialists Mass pro IRAN the Shah's empire of repression be prisoners in British commit PAMPHLET available from BOX A and packing]. Bulk, 20p.
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Store militar military officers testimony of comes as CARI, DEATH • HIsInG rree mond Street, London NW1. Single copies are 30p [plus 10p postage may worsen This torture is carried out under directions or the notonou police who ar investigating pecis nave no access to lawyare and there is no me HE 3o He investigation or detention of sus All political trials are held be-InDUliars before the trial the prisoner is al lowed to 'choose' a defence coun from a short list of retired who need not be The court is com posed of four serving officers and in contravention of the law there is nothe defence is not allowed to introduce evidence (other than the defendant) to examine witnesses. Tie proscou tion can and does use the SAVAK report on its own as evidence. It therefore, of a defendant being acquitted.
The military Court of Appeal the sentence by increasing it or even imposing 'Appeals to International's ex -Amnest posure of the situation in Iran is thoroughgoing and effective. . DU its deliberate intention of remain scope of its concerns to a neutid range of issues means that it is unable exo ain these things occur and how they can be stopped.
Nevertheless, this pamphlet can be a valuable tool against repression in Iran and to he liberation of that country costs 40p (plus 20p for handling and postage) and is available from London a x Secretariat •ne intenanona Theobales hoad ROBIN BLACK-DOUGLAS