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International Tribunal backers slam Mason

· Socialist Challenge No. 88, 22 March 1979 · p. 7 of the scan · 398 words

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policing the RUC.

For instance, in the case of the investigation of complaints against the RUC, there is a recommendation that, 'in the case of every such complaint which has caused disquiet, or where there is an allegation of serious assault and medical evidence consistent with the complaint, where the Chief Constable has any other grounds for special disquiet... he should request the chief officer of another police force in the United Kingdom to make available a senior officer to investigate the complaint"

That recommendation is, in and effect, quite indictment of the dissuading or TOM Litterick MP, speaking at a press conference following the publication of the Bennett report, called for the resignation of Northern Ireland Secretary Roy Mason.

Litterick made his call at a conference significant complaints Britain's Presence in Ireland.

The Tribunal organisers have just published pamphlet case for the prosecution'.

This the Tribunal's of hearings on 27/28 January in at which the guished judges found "that the Tribunal has sufficient case for a thorough investigation of presence in consider it essential that a full hearing..take place.

At the press conference Tom Litterick was heavily critical of the manner in which Mason had handled both the Bennett report and the attempted smear campaign against Dr Robert Irwin.

Sinn Irwin is the police doctor who recently claimed to have seen 100-150 prisoners in the because ane organised by been brought to trial.

Tribunal Litterick summarising *the new pamphlet follows preliminary implications.

distinmade out Britain's and the Tribunal democratic sponsoring Tuesday Economics Union).

'maltreated' North of The authorities sought to discredit his evidence by leaking a story that Irwin's wife had been raped by members of the SAS, and that the doctor was 'bitter culprits hadn't also complained that Mason had not released the Bennett report until after his statement in Parliament on it, and that this meant that MPs had little chance to react to the report or to quiz Mason on its The Tribunal organisers also announced more details of their plans at the press conference. Open hearings will take place on 7/8 July in London and the evidence will be placed before a panel of international judges.

The Planning Committee for an open, body comprising delegates and observers from organisations. meets regularly on every second month at 7.30pm at the London School (Student TOM LITTERICK, MP Socialist Challenge 22 March 1979 page

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