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The Irish Republican Socialist Party joined with organisations around the world in demanding the release of six Breton political prisoners arrested and charged without proof of membership to the ARB (Breton Republican Army). Some of those arrested have been held since September 1999. The six prisoners include Gérard Bernard, Jerome Bouthier, Kristian Georgeault, Pascal Laizé, Stéphane Philippe, and Gaël Roblin, most are members of EMGANN, the Breton republican socialist party.
A spokesperson for the International Department of the IRSP said: "The Irish Republican Socialist Party has no reservation in demanding the release of the six Breton activists presently being held on baseless charges of membership in the ARB. The Breton people have the right to national liberation and have too long suffered severe repression from the French state. "We believe that the present Breton political prisoners were arrested in an attempt to intimidate and undermine the growing movement for national liberation Brittany. These six individuals were not arrested for any specific violation of French law, rather they were arrested for their political views and activism. They're release is essential, if justice is to have meaning again in France." In conclusion, the IRSP spokesperson added: "Pending their freedom, which should be speedily forthcoming, the IRSP endorse the demands put forward by their supporters in Brittany:
- To be held together in one single jail, closer to home in Britanny; STATEMENTS ENDS |