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Friday, 30 July 2010

Prisoners throw urine in dirty protest

Dissident republicans involved in dirty protest at prison

Protective clothing has been given to prison officers working at Maghaberry jail after urine was thrown at them by inmates during a "dirty protest."

The Northern Ireland Prison Service said around 30 dissident republicans are involved in the protest, which has been going on for three months.

In a statement, the Prison Service said inmates were "fouling areas of their living accommodation by pouring urine, sometimes mixed with excrement, onto landings."

The inmates say their demonstration is about prison conditions, including to what extent they are allowed to associate with each other.

Two complaints are being investigated by the Prison Ombudsman.

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At 22:13 on 02 August 2010, Críostóir MacAodha wrote:

How quickly the Republican movement forgets. Time and time again. Even if you do not recognise these people as true Republicans, they are being treated the same as the POW's back in the 70s and 80s. As such their protest is justified. They should not suffer constant strip searches etc. If you supported the protest of the late 70s early 80s then you should also recognise this. I am no "dissident", though I refute that term. But I can not condemn these men for exactly the same behavior as Kieran Doherty, whom's anniversary is today.

At 06:12 on 01 August 2010, David wrote:

Interestingly this is exactly what used to be said about Bobby Sands and the other lads before they went on hunger strike and became a symbol of the whole republican movement. Memory seems to be short sometimes and history repeats itself.

At 21:44 on 31 July 2010, colin wrote:

do these scumbags realy think that all decent people in norhern ireland care that they want to live worse that animals. why dont they do us all a favour and go on hunger strike. they are just wannabe republicans who are realy nobodys

At 13:52 on 31 July 2010, rab wrote:

what a load of rubbish, lol, i dont see what all the fuss is about these people are scumbags not soldiers they think there doing "ireland" a favour on the outside when really there doing the loyalists a favour by tearing up there own areas and on the inside they do the same thing bobby sands started to me there a copycat splinter group with no clue as to what there motives are. bunch of animals need caged and put on a wee island of there own with no contact with the rest of the world. atleast then they could start a hunger strike to or even protest over the conditions.

At 13:49 on 31 July 2010, d wrote:

they r just makeing the place feel like home......scum

At 02:24 on 31 July 2010, dean wrote:

I wud expect nothing less from animals.

At 01:06 on 31 July 2010, R wrote:

I remember the discomfort my daughter had as a babe from nappy rash - let these villains sleep in their own mess for a few days and see how militant they are then. None of them are in for nickin' sweets.