What should be bizarre to any political commentator or follower in Ireland is why elected representatives here have little to nothing to say about the Special Criminal Court. Why do they not reach out to Republican political prisoners convicted under questionable standards and attempt to help them? I think that the answer is relatively simple. Maintaining double standards is a regular theme among representatives of the ruling class, so whilst many of our own elected representatives have a lot to say about what is happening in Belarus and the justice system there, they remain silent about events here.
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Interview with somebody convicted by the Special Criminal Court
The Special Criminal Court was set up in 1939 during the “Emergency Period.” It has been used to suppress Irish Republicans and Communists alike. We spoke with Dónal Ó Coisdealbha about his experience with the SCC.