SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

The case of Nicky Kelly

Socialist Action No. 4, 8 April 1983 · p. 4 of the scan · 507 words

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Blunt, Philby, MacLean, Burgess Blake shook the confidence of the rul ing class in their sinister institutions like MIS and MI6. Anything thạt wreaks havoc and chaos in the secret service is good for the working class.

between *democratic capitalism' the Stalinist bureaucracy. This is why Blunt and the others could serve the 'socialist' USSR whilst remaining when its secret police butchered framed ELS "It is also why Biunt charged with organising the hold up.

no jury.

Medical evidence The Gardia WEIC cash or the possession of the Provisional IRA unprecedented statement to the had committed the robbery States neccesitated by his torture Kelly is still in jail, organisations like previous governments.

In Dublin a race, Blackrock, Dublin.

Snake solidarity urgent. Send those letters in now! THE ROBBERY of a mail train at Sallins in County Kildare was used in 1976 to launch a massive attack on the newiy formed Irish Republican Socialist Party. After a series of raids holding 40 for questioning, four were One of these men was Nicky Kelly. At his trial there was no evidence, no witnesses and The basis of his conviction was a concocted statement which he had been forced to sign after what was euphemistically described as 'in depth' interrogation.

Nicky says that the reason he signed the statement was to stop his interrogators beating him up.

consistent with such beatings was presented to the court by two doctors. This detailed that he was extensively bruised and that there were swellings on his body. One of these doctors was the medical officer in Mountjoy prison.

- the Irish police claim that there was no ill-treatment and that Nicky signed the statement voluntarily. It is rather odd that having volunteered his own guilt the Gardia never found out from him where the money was or ever persuaded him to tell them where the weapons Probably the reason they never got either the guns was because they were in the who made an and that Nicky and his two co-defendants were completely innocent.

The Appeal Court eventually released the other prisoners after protests over the laked evidence Meanwhile Nicky Kelly had skipped bail and wa under-going psychiatric treatment in the United As soon as the other two men were cleared by the Appeals Court he returned to Ireland only to lose his appeal on a legal technicality. So Nicky , a victim of a frameup.

Friends of Nicky Kelly, supporters of justice and Amnesty have protested about the case to both the present and 'Release Nicky Kelly Committee' meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month and is assembling growing support. We ask our readers to get their organisations to send letters of protest to the Irish government demanding Nicky's release. Copies of these letters should be sent to the Committee, c/o 11 Deans Grange Ter• The Irish Republican Socialist Party have just announced that Nicky Kelly plans to go on hunge strike from 1 May if justice is not done in his case.

with Nicky even more

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