Support repatriation of Noel Maguire
The Celtic League have posted the following on an Irish website
A new website providing information about jailed political prisoner Noel Maguire, has been created by several members of the Kernow (Cornish)Branch of the Celtic League.
The website provides details of the campaign to repatriate Noel Maguire, who was arrested and convicted in 2003 as part of the investigation into the Real IRA bombing campaign in London in 2001. In addition, the website is also intended to provide information to supporters and campaigners about Mr Maguire's background and includes resources that can be utilised by supporters to further the campaign.
The General Secretary of the League, Rhisiart Tal-e-bot said:
"This website is a useful tool, because it brings together different strands of information about efforts to-date to repatriate Noel Maguire. Moreover the website gives a more detailed picture of Mr Maguire's life and his efforts to be repatriated. Previously, information about the campaign was spread throughout the internet, which had been posted up by the different organisations involved in the campaign.
The website creators have been in contact with Mr Maguire, who has said he is happy with the idea of setting up such a site." The Celtic League has been campaigning for Mr Maguire's repatriation to Portlaoise Prison in Ireland for a number of years and at the 2007 AGM in CYMRU passed the following resolution:
"The Celtic League seeks the repatriation of Noel Maguire to a prison in Eire, in consideration of the physical and psychological stress that the prisoner has been under over the last year and being the last of sic co-defendants to remain in a prison in England."
Mr Maguire has applied for repatriation to Portlaoise Prison on four separate occasions, the last time being in June 2008, However, in each case his applications have been rejected by different Irish Ministers of Justice, on the grounds that he does not have "sufficient family support" in Eire and that his links to the country are not strong enough to support his case.
However, Mr Maguires only family live in Eire, including his wife (from whom he is currently separated) and his two young children. Mr Maguire also hold a current Republic of Ireland passport and is therefore an Irish citizen. Mr Maguire has recently made another application for repatriation and is awaiting the results.
Website link: www.noel-maguire.info
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