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Socialist Organiser1983 1983-10-13Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 13 →
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AS YOU are aware, the informer situation has, with the recent convictions, reached a critical stage. It is essential that our campaign against the informers takes a more vigorous direction. With more trials going on at the moment we are trying to bring international pressure on the RUC and the six county judiciary. To this end we have invited various barristers, judges, and other legai people trom Europe, Britain and the USA to attend these trials and see for themselves the gross injustice being done and the corrupt system in operation here int he so-called courts.
We also intend to send relatives to Britain to expose and highlight the use of informers by the RUC.
All this requires money. We are not party political and as relatives of those imprisoned under informers, have little funds to rely on. In fact the pressure on us because of our loved ones being locked up puts even greater pressure on us with the extra financial burden of visits and having to travel to the , only knows the names of 12,000, and only 3,000 of these were equipped with radiation dosemeters.
Having traced the service-' men, the NRPB will use NHS records to compare death rates from cancer with rates from similar people who did not take part in the tests.
This may not be enough, though. Types of cancer need to be analysed, as some are more often caused by radiation. Also, some victims may die of other London W3. prisons.
Therefore we would be mor than grateful if you would consider with favour our appeal for financial assistance. All donations will be acknowledged.
MOIRA BERKERY Chairperson, Relatives for Justice, c/o 7 Aspen Park, Twinbrook, Belfast BT17 QJY