South Armagh Farmers & Residents Committee > Chairperson: Declan Fearon - 17 Faughil Road Jonesborough Newry > Co Down BT35 9DT > Home: 028 30 848340 & Office: 028 30 848693 > > Secretary & PRO: Toni Carragher - 65 Glassdrummond Road > Crossmaglen Newry Co Down BT35 9DY > Phone & Fax: 028 30 868465 Email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > We have been sponsored by the National Lottery Charities Board > Visit our Web Site on http://www.freespeech.org/safrc > > 17TH December 2000 > > > PRESS RELEASE > > The South Armagh Farmers & Residents Committee today organised a second > peaceful mobilisation against the British military presence in the area. > > A protest of around fifty locals entered the British Army base at > Crievekeeran on the Culloville/Crossmaglen road where they confronted > heavily armed soldiers. Using wire-cutters, the protester occupied most of > the base for over an hour, while the soldiers retreated inside an inner > cordon. > > Members of the committee found no evidence of demilitarisation as promised > by the British government in the Good Friday Agreement and the Hillsborough > pact of May 6th. > > After making their point to the English soldiers, the demonstrators left the > base. As they made their way out, masked RUC police who had gathered > outside battened several in an entirely unprovoked and spiteful assault. An > attack dog was set upon the protest and two demonstrators were badly bitten. > > A photographer for the Irish News was threatened by the RUC and forced to > erase his images. > > The protest followed a similar event last Sunday at Glassdrummond base, > three miles to the east. > > Toni Carragher, PRO for the SAFRC said: > > "Today's action demonstrates the futility of the British military occupation > in South Armagh. > > > > > Page 1 of 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "If the British Army cannot secure its own bases, it should abandon its > pretence to be providing security for anyone. > > "In reality, of course, these spy-towers are merely an incitement to > conflict and an invasion of our lives and homes. Their presence would not > be tolerated anywhere else in the world and they will not be tolerated here. > > "In addition, the outrageous behaviour of the RUC in attacking an entirely > peaceful protest demonstrates the kind of conditions we are living in. > > "Despite the injuries received by our members, the RUC assault only served > to expose their true nature. > > "We will not be deflected from highlighting the injustice of being subjected > to saturation military occupation in a time of peace." > > ENDS > > > Toni Carragher > Secretary & PRO -- Les "Editions Democrite" publient un mensuel en francais : > "Les dossiers du BIP" avec des traductions d'articles provenant de la > presse communiste(grecque, allemande, anglaise, turque, russe, espagnole, > portugaise...)sur des evenements qui interessent des lecteurs communistes. > Editions Democrite, 52, bld Roger Salengro, 93190 LIVRY-GARGAN, FRANCE > e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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