IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Belfast mothers demand justice

Socialist Challenge No. 6, 14 July 1977 · p. 12 of the scan · 383 words

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Belfast are due to address a public meeting in London to demand justice'. Each of the women has had a son recently murdered by British troops in Northern Ireland. They are: Mri. Nomey ras shot dead by the army on 13 eptember 1975 The army chimed at the time that they shot Norney becase he was 'carrying but the Ministry of Def ence has now admitted that this vas a complete fabrication, Mrs. Norney has been paid but the soldiers who murdered Leo have not been brought to justice.

Mrs. Stewart whose 13 year old son Brian was killed British troops in October 1976 BRIAN STEWART This month three women from Brian was scanding on a street coiner when the soldicts opence army claimed that he had beer involved in a riot but television that such a riot had ever taken place.

Many dod on 20 May tis year.

13,000 DANNY MCGOOEY 20 days after a British soldier rammed stomach. The arrack led to grave internal injuries of which Darns Jater died. The army claimed that vas "violently resisting arrest and that they hospital'. But hospital records refute this.

It is to being these and similar cases of army keeping to public attention chat the women are coming to Lon don. They do so at a time when The mUT CHICE SEC Seculing made attene time o the Loyalist strike.

Recently Northern evidenc Secretary Roy Mason has an years for proscribed organisations a An increase operations" by the SAS • Anincrease in recruitinient to the almost totally Protesant Royal Lister Constabulary. The RUC I to grow by 25 per centi membership of Defence Regiment. military wing of the Britist Army is again almost exciusively Prat stant members bave been convicted of Layalist violence.

Perhaps it is because the step up in repression by Britain ID Ireland is now so obvious that the meeting in London next week has attracted much support.

Speakers include Martin Ennals, secrelary general of Am Joan Maynard and Andeen Bennett, writers Edward Bood Adrian Mitchell, and Ernie Rohassistant general secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers.

The meeting takes place NUFTO "peace London WCI on Tuesday 19 July at 7.30pm months at the time of some of the Western agreed with View. question 'specintist 'No!

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