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COLIN DUFFY; A CASE OF TRIAL BY MEDIA!
In the direct aftermath of the fatal shootings of two British army privates and a member of the PSNI, the media and some local politicians engaged in what can only be described as frenzy of finger pointing and ‘felon setting’.
As each politician and reporter attempted to out do the previous comments in regards as to who was responsible, a deliberate picture was painted that resulted in the media and politicians identifying who ought to be arrested. Our family member Colin was one of those and in due course the PSNI obliged.
Colin’s arrest came as no surprise to us as his family due to the comments of the media and politicians, and our worst fears that he would be ‘set up’ as a scapegoat are borne out by two facts that the media and politicians have failed to report. Firstly, Colin was visited four days before his arrest by the PSNI to inform him that a threat had been made on his life, why was he not arrested then? Secondly, after his arrest Colin’s legal representative was informed that his arrest was “intelligence led and not and based on evidence”, in other words they had to arrest him to quell the media frenzy.
We have witnessed recently, in the cases of Sean Hoey and Chris Ward exactly what ‘an intelligence led investigation’ results in, do we have to see more people illegally detained before someone says ‘stop, not in my name’?
While the Duffy family are calling for Colin's release we are also fully aware that there are many others detained under the current British legislation which can hold them for 28 days,we would like to take this opportunity to call for their immediate release also.
Colin has now been detained for 8 days and in an attempt to bring this ‘farce’ to an end is refusing to take food in order to highlight the injustice he is suffering. We have all been down this road before and know where it will end unless true leadership is shown. Justice is a right not a gift from local politicians and the media. Please do whatever you can to ensure that Colin receives justice NOW!
STAND UP FOR JUSTICE, RELEASE COLIN DUFFY NOW!
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Originally Posted by mothball
