"hurtermore. recognise
British involvement in Ireland constitutes major obstacle to the TOwareS that Conference therefore:
"1) Rejects the current policies Parliamentarv Policy leadership;
2) Repudiates the successive British governments which have effectively guaranteed the right of veto to the Unionist minority in Ireland, situation remains unresolved;
"3) Feels that effective communication wencel organisations is essential and urges that measures be taken to WHOSES alla LaDOul members are provided with accurate information about the views of their Irish a sanes une leadership to adopt a policy favouring political and military termon '5) Calls the next government to immediately process of this full political and military withdrawal.' Troops _ Laboul RARE policies of an Irish Republican failed.
The case disastrous the victims ensure that British Brophy was Tally out the job. withdrawal from Labour the statements. begin the indeed 'inadmissable' the LCI the windrawal ol event happened in Belfast last week. A frame-up of was that of Edward Brophy, charged with the murder of of La restaurant bombing in February 1978.
The only evidence offered against signed which he was alleged to have admitted hijacking a vehicle, keeping bombs in a shed, and handing the vehicle and bombs over to the team who carried But Brophy told the court how he had been threatened and tortured into making At the end of the 46-day trial Justice Kers muca unal brooy s colcosiu wa.
Said Kelly: I cannot say I am satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the verbal one winer areners chanener wert not induced by torture or inhuman or degrading treatment. Detail During the course of the trial Brophy described in detail his interral ion* hands Constabulary. he was *Punched in the testicles;
*Hit on the back of the neck and face;
*Punched in the stomach;
*Forced to do press-ups and stand against a wall;
*Had urine thrown in his face.
The "last straw', Brophy court, was when the police told him hi wife was being 'questioned' and he heard a woman screaming in a nearby room.
non-jury, one judge courts of the North, judges usually ignore the type He may even be bold enough to le those whose appeals he hears know alast lick PTA makes no provision for.
Or then or theight to know and of champion democracy, of information, may none of these things. of charges Brophy made, even when — as corroborate the torture But Brophy produced evidence which Kelly found disregard. He pointed detectives who were in the courtroom and identified them as playing a part in the ocalllss Ulster The derecaves they had indeed been in the police statio at tne exact time bropny said lncy nau "interrogated' him.
The judge concluded: It is one thing for a suspect in treatment and details of it but it is a very told the different embark on choosing as the perpetrators, on stated days and times muniver • telectives record, and whose whereabouts at the time of the ill-treatment are unlikely to - there is medical evidence to courtroom during impossible to a number of been so lucky.
denied Free but later evidence proved that was custody to invent ill examined by Prosecutions. ventur will face charges Devolte not one but a their treatment who are be court. known to the suspect.' So Bronhv was acquitted because his torturers were stupid enough to sit in the the trial Hundreds of wio nave been convicted on the sole basis of confessions that were tortured out of them have noi Brophy did not get off scot-free. He jailed for five years for being a member of the Provisional IRA their case is being AS IOr IS LOTEUCT.
But it is extremely unlikely of prisoners, once once mrs ever seen brougal t