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Statement from IRSP prisons spokesperson Willie Gallagher
"Earlier this evening Billy Wright and three of his LVF faction were transferred from Maghaberry gaol to a wing of H-6 Long Kesh. "The ongoing issue of the prison accommodation of Billy Wright and his followers is in the first instance an internal Loyalist problem. It then becomes one between Loyalists and the prison authorities. It does not and should not have involved republican socialist prisoners. "Tonight's move shows clearly that the NIO and prison authorities have backed down in the face of UVF/UDA threats. "The transfer of Billy Wright to an INLA H-Block is a serious error of judgement. I just hope the relevant authorities realise this and take corrective action immediately. Otherwise they must be prepared to accept whatever chain of events, inside and outside Long Kesh, that they have set in motion." |