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This is one of the conclusions of the report which Amnesty have been trying to keep secret since it was first completed over three months ago. MEIE weekend the report was leaked and extracts from it have appeared in a number of newspapers.
nas been found psychologically exhausting procedures' in the questioning of prisoners. These are said to include techniques to humihate and ridicule suspects as weil as beatings and kickings.
Instances of organic brain AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL in a report to be published next week have accused the British Government of systematic "maltreatment' of political suspects in the North of Ireland, reports GEOFF damage' have also been found. in one instance, says Amnesty, woman suspect threatened with rape, and there is independent evidence to back up this claim.
The report has been kept secret to allow the British findings, But Socialist Challenge has information which makes it clear that fragmentary been leaked from Government SOUPLES.
The aim of this manoeuvre would be to leak information bit by bit so that when the entire report published the impact will be lessencd.
As well as criticising the methods of interrogation the ECDOT 1S 3150 contain substantial criticism of the whole operation of British justice" IN ENe Treland.
POLICY Was At one point the report is said combent:
SODEUES apparent matter whether or not justified, that reply to the voluntarily.' In another section the report attacks the whitewashing of complaints against the police: "Complaints alleging maltreatmest in police custody may be CASTIC. the ted", although the treatment alleged may have actually taken place So it appears that once more been indicted of torture type 3I LONDON BRINLTI self-intlicted believed to North of RUC *Access denied an of policy, since confessions made all those convicted.
"unsubstantia- in Ireland.
Government has verdict: Britain out now!
All alon has "terrorist prope ganda and that injuries жетс In fact, says Amnesty, the that WEIC were done because the suspect wanted to find some way of ending the "questioning'. In other words suspects were so frighlened that a small number of them tried to treatment at the hands of the The Amnesty report should outly have one conclusion. Since many suspected were beaten many "voluntary" were faci extracted under torture, there must be a complete pardon for In the meantime the Amnest ON BRITAINS D El