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oner appearedin Lurgan Magis-
charge which was not an offence
trates' Court where the charges.
in the 26 counties (membership in
'were read out to him. All date
Fianna Eireann) and was returmed.
back to 1979 when he was 16
Defective Warrants
years old and relate to possession
The RUC sent more warrants :
ofashotgun and petrol-bombings
in July 1986,a month beforex
in.-the town in November and
Harte was due for release. These
December of thatyear.Hewas
were alsodefective andwere
remanded in custody.to appear in
returned with .legal queries just
Crumlin Road. Courthouse on
two days before the releasedate.
Friday,August 26th.
The next day the RUC sent ten
Gerry Harte served a sentence
'new warrants and five of these
as a Republican prisoner in Port-
were backed by the 26-county
. -laoise from 1982 to1986. In1979 he
authorities. When Harte was
had.been-arrested and charged
released from. Portlaoise, on
with:petrol-bombing in Lurgan,
August29;1986,hewas arrested
buthe'never stood:trialas he
on the warrants. Portlaoise Dis-
escaped fromjuvenile.detention
trict Court issued an orderfor his
and found refugein·the 26·coun-
extradition and he was.given the
THOUSA
FOR
THE CENTRE of Dublin, Was brought to a standstill for
several hours on Saturday last as thousands of people join-
ed the national demonstration against extradition just seven
days before RobertRussell was duetobesent"back-to-the-
Six Counties.
Thecolourful·parade'wasled
police, interrogation centres and
'by a banner calling for the release
finally in his own case, the misery
of'Robert Russell; pictures of
of the H-Blocks.""
'Goose'andhisthree
fellow
After pausing at the Depart-
prisoners facing extradition·
mentofJusticethemarchwith
:Owen Carron,Paul.Kane and Der-
.its many banners. (including one
mot Finucane.These'were.follow
from the Fianna Fail Anti-Extrad-
ed by a. display illustratjng Brit-
.ition Committee) and contingents
ishtrial-by-media withtabloid
from-all·over Ireland went back
headlines like Hang Irish Scum,
throughthe south-city centre to
String 'em up. Then came two
the GPO. Chairing the rally.
Mary. Carolan thanked the large
veryspecialguests.Ina(
dog
collar and.lead, held by
his
crowd for their attendance on
mistress Margaret Thatcher, was
behalfof theIrishAnti-Extrad.
Charles Haughey making suitably.
ition.Committee. She introduced
cringing gestures as. he 'offered
the. first speaker, Lily Hill; the
Thatcher
ateapotonly
to
mother of Paul Hill,one of the
be belted with her handbag.
GuildfordFour.
She.pointed
Themarchswelledto
over
tothe roleHaughey andthe
4,000 as it went from Parnell . Fiaina Fail
government could
Square throughO'ConnellStreet
playin‘securing the releaseof
andacrosstheLiffeytoStSteph-
the Four as well as the Birming-
en's Greenand the Departmentof
ham Six and other frame-up
Justice.There,Roslynn Russell
victims.On the plight of polit-
handed in a letter to Fianna Fail
ical prisoners she said:
Justice~'Minister, Gerry Collins,
"This is not the life we want
making
alast-minuteappeal
for the Irish people. We the relat-'
for the release of her brother. In
ives suffer with the prisoners.
thecourseoftheletterRoslynn
ButIdon'thear the silentscream
and Jean Russell said:
ofthe prisoner in solitary confine-
"Our brother is not a criminal...
ment. I don't have to endure
·Robert would not be in prison
the humiliation of strip-searching
were it:not for his political bel
that our young men and women
iefs and 'the political situation.
are forced to endure."
in the north-east of our country.
The next speaker was Martit
He was bornr and grew up in-Bel-
-Galvin
1ofIrishNorthernAid
fastwhere. his experience of
"lf they start extraditing
British justice was-foreign soldiers
“breaking.banning’orders then
on our streets,internment with
will be extraditedmyself
out trial, special courts, armed
began,referringto the, Bri