Committal proceedings began on Wednesday against 14 people on charges under the Incitement to Disalfection Act (1934).
The police claim that the leaflet of which they were all in possession contravenes the Act, in that che leaflet could 'seduce' soldiers from doine tbeir duty.
Their "duty', bowever, is to berrorise and brutalise the catholic working class in the Six 1 oints. More and orc the army has received further blows with the actions which bare boon carried out recently swainst some of their traditional rest bomes and clubs.
The anny is beginning to chink that these is little sanctuary anywhere. What is more, the decloping move of troops will undermine their morak still further. That explains why those charges are being brought now, CONSPIRACY All the poople that have been arrested belong to the British Withdrawal frown Northern Ireland Camphign. More arrests are probably on the way, as it is only nesessary to be La possession or one of the loallets to be charged.
sentences. Indeed. these charges follow mith for 18 months, for piving out : similar kafler to British sokliers.
The defence of these comracus. is a vital nocessity. Action against these people, the state hopes, will serve as a dire warning to the workers inevement to kave the issue of Ireland well none. An effective deteno of these peoph is necossary if the campaiga for the withdrawal of poops is to he extended over the next period.
Workers, however, are well aware of the meaning of the conspiracy charges Des Warren and Ricky Tomlinsen wore sent back to jail on Tuesday on procisely this hass It is in the vital interusis of workers everywhere to and the use al these laws now. ment. trial at Walcetieid. IRA and was not involved in any action carried out by the Provisional IRA.
The statement continuas: 'It is wi dant from the course that the trial has ities are using a person who obviously needs medical treatment in a manner designed to susty a lost cor rareng: on the part of the British Establish tHis is an official news agency of the Provisional Sepublican Movement, Such strongly worded dissociations from people on trial are unprecedented for the Provisionals. No doubt in this case it was prompted by much of the bizarre evidence presented during the Judith Ward's alleged statements to the police have been used by the prosecution at the trial to discredit activities and people associated with the Pravision als. There was a very graphic illustration Red Weekly Irish register of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 31 October 1974
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