Long Kesh Escapes

Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams - A podcast by Gerry Adams - Domenica

Last week the British Supreme Court quashed two convictions I had received in 1975 for attempting to escape from Long Kesh internment camp. It was a long ten year battle. The case also revealed the fact that the British government at the highest level knew that I was unlawfully interned before the two trials. They also knew that up to 200 other internees were also likely to have been unlawfully detained. In typical fashion the British government chose to allow my trials to take place and neve...

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