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IRSP Unbowed
From The Starry Plough
Jun. 2002 Back to the days of the Heavy Gang! The Irish Republican Socialist Party have been targeted in a burglary by Garda Special Branch in the latest in a series of sinister developments at the party's office in central Dublin. This latest attack came on Friday June 14th. Among the items stolen were minutes books, financial records, a contact numbers book, tape recording of Martin Collins interview for this edition of the Starry Plough, locked cash box and copies of leafets and other republican socialist propaganda. All electrical equipment such as computers, phones, fax machines, printers etc were left untouched by these "State Burglars". This latest incident occured only a few weeks after flags, holders, brackets and flag poles went missing from outside the building during the night. Recently a sign for the Dublin IRSP offices was removed from the front door. These incidents are happening in paralell
with the continued personal harrassment
dished out to individual members of the
party by the Garda special branch in their
efforts to get members of the IRSP to turn
into paid informers. Family and friends of
party members in the Dublin area have
also come under the secret spotlight in
this continuing spree of political harassment.
Many have been closely followed
on their way to and from work and in
some cases whilst leaving young children
off at school.
Speaking directly to The Starry
Plough, a spokesperson for the
Dublin IRSP said, "It makes you
ask the question, just who are the
gardai out to protect with this
harassment?
"Our party continues to bear the
brunt of this type of activity on
a daily basis. while drug
dealers are poisoning working
class children the guards
turn a bind eye.
"Well the answer to all this is that the
Gardai are protecting the 'establishment'
while letting the working
classes rot in their drug filled towers.
"The IRSP are very confident that
are continued growth throughtout Dublin
and around the rest of the country will not
suffer with this upsurge of political harrassment.
It is true that our party in the
26 counties hasn't witnessed this type of
'state thuggery' since April 1976 when 34
members of the IRSP were arrested by
the 'heavy gang' and tourtured and beaten
while in custody. At that time also our
party offices were raided with documents
stolen and destroyed.
He concluded by saying "Are we now
back to the days of the heavy gang?"
© Copyright 2002 The Badger.
Last update: 6/29/02; 7:20:23 AM.
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