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A delegation from the Irish Republican Socialist Party are to hold a meeting with representatives of INLA prisoners in Long Kesh prison tomorrow.
This meeting takes place against a backdrop of rising tension created in the wake of the transfer of Billy Wright and other LVF members into H-block 6, which currently houses INLA prisoners. The NIO and prison authorities backed away from confronting Loyalist paramilitaries over what is after all an internal Loyalist problem and one that must be resolved between them. Instead they buck-passed the issue of Billy Wright into a republican socialist H-block. It is hard to believe that in doing so they did not see it developing into a powder-keg scenario of protest and confrontation. This visit has been arranged in order to gauge the mood of the prisoners, and explore avenues through which this volatile issue can be resolved. The meeting is scheduled for 3:45pm Monday April 28th. The IRSP delegation will be entering the prison at 3:30pm. |