“independent tribunal to invest|@ate complaints against the without arresting…”
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Socialist Republic1978The Southern state and its partiesPrisoners and the hunger strikesThe Southern state and its partiesPrisoners and the hunger strikes
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» independent tribunal to invest|@ate complaints against the without arresting them was illegal and should be stopped, said people in custody should have immediate access to a sol| icitor and that he/she should be allowed to attend interro -gations, and recommended a :series of smail reforms which would make brutality and torture more difficult to cover-up. The overall effect would have been to put a sharp curb on the activities of the Garda Heavy Gang.
Gollins got the report in April and sat on it till September. In the meantime he refused to take anv action over the innocence. He went on hunger support to a campaign for his the name of Willy Gallagher captured all the newspaper headlines. The Strabane youth had been on hun hunger strike for almost seven succeed. ‘weeks and there were fears for his life. Sentenced to I} years imprisonment by a Diplock Court for the bombimg of the British legion Hall in Strabane, Gallagher has throughout protested his strike to protest his conviction.
Following a television play based on his trial which showed up the farce which passes as a judicial trial in the 6-Countier: many organisations pledged their trelease. was in view or tnis support that Gallagher's father was able to convince him to give up the hunger strike and allow more time for the campaign to Meanwhile however, instead of the opportunity being taken to intensify the efforts of the campaign most people seem to ople, including a delegate from sented. , CONTINUED ON PAGE ,8 -
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