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Republican POW denied release to attend father’s funeral
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Wednesday January 18, 2012 19:55 by RSF - Republican Sinn Fein
Political Status Now! Stormont 'Justice Department' deneying a Republican prisoner compassionate parole to attend his father’s funeral exposed the inhumanity of the British Prison service when dealing with Republican prisoners. The POW Department, Republican Sinn Féin, said in a statement on January 18 that the decision of the Stormont Justice Department to deny a Republican prisoner compassionate parole to attend his father’s funeral exposed the inhumanity of the British Prison service when dealing with Republican prisoners. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3What war? The peace process, faulted and limited as it is, was agreed upon by the people of Ireland. Time to move on.
whether or not its "time to move on" it's still pretty inhuman not to allow a prisoner attend a parents funeral.
What utter shitheads. My condolences.
I agree that this man should have been allowed attend the funeral. That point not being addressed was an oversight on my part, however, I have seen too much death on this island.