PRISONERS GUSH PRISONS | Socialist Action 1983

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Geraldine Egan, president of Birmingham Trades Council raid and asked this ar proteste the attempt to silence relatives of arrested nder the PTA? I wou be very interested to know whv the warrant has beer issued to the police. Birm1121020 Trades Council reiterates its call to the Home Office to authorise the immediate release of Dr Maire O'Shea.' Arreststo This round of arrests and raids under the PTA demonstrates way which the authorities use the act to attack the irish community in Britain. It is used to intimidate the Irish community generally, and political activists in particular.

Since it was introduced 10 years ago there have been 5987 people arrested Or WatCh only ½47 have been charged even fewer convicted. Irish tivists are convinced that the present raids are con nected with the campaign to secure a review of the convictions the Birm ingham bombing case.

Rough • JUSLICC - a campaign which focuses on ause convicuons been working on this issue and has called into question the forensic evidence used to secure a conviction. The Home Office steadfastly refused to consider the Case