Tom Kennedy
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Sunday January 06,
2008 00:34
by Out for
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A bit of news for readers who were
worried about the outcome of the Tom Kennedy's ten months in
Mountjoy
Readers will, I hope be pleased to learn that Tom Kennedy
did get home to his wife and children for Christmas.
On 18th of
December the usual two prison officers and prison van brought Tom Kennedy
to Dungarvan Court House for his monthly "harangue" before Judge Olive
Buttimer. Things followed their usual course with Tom rising and, with
clarity and dignity, outlining the gross illegality of his incarcaration.
Judge Buttimer as usual did not listen but studiously stared at the
ceiling.
At the end, she did look at him and put her hands to her
head "Your not going to give in on this, are you?"she said.
Tom spoke
quietly "no your Honour"
Then she said "I am going to release you
now- on humanitarian grounds"
At that, Tom was joined by his family
to travel back home to his family farm at Rossestown Thurles. True to his
promise, he walked the land immediately he got home and will remain
there.
Who won? who lost? who paid for it all? what was it all
about? Why did the media ignore it? why did Indymedia suspend the threads?
Why did Judge Buttimer's peers ignore it? Why did legal or human rights
people not come to his assistance? Lots of questions, where are the
answers? What does it reveal about our country?
There was no need
for this man to be sent to Mountjoy for nine minutes, let alone nine
months.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2This was a sorry saga.
Glad Tom is OK and back on his farm
"What does it reveal about our country?"
What it reveals (for me) is that there is very little regard, or even knowledge maybe, for basic human rights, and for basic human rights law.