End the terror Act! | Socialist Action 1983

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Irish in Britain.

without charge, and four in charges.

This year, anti-Irish chauvinism.

It has recently campaigned against Daily Express editor John Junior for his 'I'd rather be a pig than be Irish' editorial One of those arrested, Peter Lynch, a member of the ive member me exe CCULIVC the Sparkbrook constituency Birmingham, has been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions.

This vague charge, dication on thielicos an of another frame-up trial.

The police attack on the IBRG has not stopped at Peter Lynch Dr Maire La 65 vcar old retired consultant psychiatrist, has also been arrested under the PTA, and THE CHRISTMAS holiday season this year produced the traditional police offensive against the Since New Year's Eve there have been eight arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), of which four have resulted in release the police have switched their attention to the Irish in Britain Representation Group (IBRG). The IBRG is a community organisation working with Irish prisoners in British jails, which aims to promote Irish culture in Britain, and combat held in Liverpool. Dr O'Shea has been denied access to a solicitor, her family has not been allowed to visit her.

Dr O'Shea's detention under the PTA is clear proof of the vindictive police use of the act. She had returned voluntarily she was on holiday, , after she was informed that police had raided her home in her absence. Confidential medical records were tampered with.

On Sunday 6 January Dr O'Shea's daughter, Deirdre, spoke on sion against the detention of her mother. The police responded by raiding her home Monday January. Anger The O'Shea and Lynch cases have caused widespread anger in the Birmingham labour movement where Doll have been publicly involved in Call A picket of West lidlan police headquarters attracted 200 peo ple, including four local councillors, Birmingham trades council, a regional official from Dr O'Shea's union, ASTMS Groups in which are active on the Irish issue will be campaigning for the release of Dr O'Shea and others ar rested under the PTA, but the labour movement must also take on the task of ending the 'Terror Act' which, it should be remembered, Wa introduced •by a Labour government.