Undermining The Momentum

Today the Pensive Quill carries a short piece from March written by guest writer Helen McClafferty. It should help keep people informed of the serious and substantive political overtones in the show trial of Irish republican Gerry McGeough.

There has been yet another incredible twist in the saga of Gerry's trial. Amid deepening intrigue, the presiding judge in the Belfast Diplock Court today halted the proceedings until April 19th.

The move comes in order to allow the NIO time to present documentation that has been requested of it by a seperate court order. The NIO has until April 16th to comply.

Some observers have wondered at why so much time is required to retrieve data that must be relatively readily available. This has given rise to speculation that the British government is trying to undermine the growing momentum of support for Gerry. A break of this length is also being seen as an attempt to diffuse the anger of people who are increasingly outraged that this trial has been allowed to start in the first place.

Meanwhile, more and more voices are being raised in disgust at Sinn Féin's total silence on the issue.

3 comments:

  1. Helen,

    so important that this issue is addressed and highlighted by yourself. The remainder of your stuff will go up over the next couple of days

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  2. i remember a case where altho a suspect had been interogated dozens of times+fingerprinted he was charged wth killing 2 brits 10 yrs previous on finger print evidence. Allegedly a print on a lemonade bottle 300 yds from the scene. When after 2 yrs remand it went to trial the bottle couldnt be produced. no explanation was forthcoming on inability to detect the accused after being printed dozens of times in between the incident+ being charged 10yrs later. What can u expect? HE WAS CONVICTED. At 5ft 3 i was identified as being 6ft and 18yrs old..i was in my mid 30s..AND after several days interogation i was CHARGED with an attempted murder,obviously the RUC never heard of specsavers thankfully the judge had lol why are people surprised at what the RUC will go to court with? its all part of their psychops.
    SF aren't bothered, they are above all that and wont soil there clean unionist hands with it. it's inconvenient, nothing more to them. They'd have to remove Baggots scrotum from their mouth in order to comment, aint gunna happen.

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  3. AM

    Thank you Anthony for all your support in printing all of the updates on Gerry’s trial. It is very important for people to understand that although the physical war is over in the north of Ireland, the vindictive pursuit of Irish republicans (“outside the Sinn Fein camp”) continues. Gerry McGeough is a prime example of that. Although trying to work through peaceful means, when Gerry ran on an Independent ticket in South Tyrone in the 2007 elections, one of his platforms was an anti-PSNI one. That is what got him arrested. In over 29 years the Crown and its servants were not able to prove any case against Gerry including the last three years after his arrest. His trial is a sham and the Diplock court system continues to be a farce as well its servants - the RUC/PSNI. The physical war in the north may be over, but the harassment and continued persecution of Irish republicans who don’t support Sinn Fein and the partition of Ireland continues. The fact that Sinn Fein continues to be silent on the case/trial of Gerry McGeough only encourages the RUC/PSNI and the Crown to continue that persecution of Irish republicans outside the protection of Sinn Fein. It’s a disgrace. I will continue to update you and your readers on Gerry’s trial.

    Thank you sincerely,
    Helen McClafferty

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