Comments on The Pensive Quill: The Tribulations of Brendan Lillis

Roisin, It is an abominable situation. You did ri...

2011-05-02T17:20:39.960+01:00

Roisin,

It is an abominable situation. You did right to raise it the other evening at the discussion. It is vindictiveness that is now holding him in jail.

apart from a statement to the newspapers psf have ...

2011-04-30T01:37:49.809+01:00

apart from a statement to the newspapers psf have not been active in brendans case, and to be honest i personally think it suits psf to leave BL in jail as i dont think they want to deal with these men,i do believe that with a bit of effort on psf part Bl could be released. As im sure you are all aware the single commissioner who also happens to be an x RUC man turned bl down for release stating that while BL would not be a threat to the public now as he is so ill, but if he were released there is a chance he could get well and become a danger then. basically he accepts that BL wont get well in jail,as was pointed out in the doctors reports for the commissioner .The doctor stated that they can only care for BL clinically. the doctor said to me and BL he is shocked that he was turned down, the doctor is a foreigner man and i dont think he understands the history of certain prisoners he also stated in his report that BL will only deteriorate if kept in custody. ford got a copy of this and made a statement on another medical report from 9 months ago he completely ignored the most up to date medical advice..ps alec bl was asking about you i said i would send you his good wishes.

Marty, you are spot on. The late John Brady was in...

2011-03-16T16:31:02.808Z

Marty, you are spot on. The late John Brady was interned from 2003 until his suspicious death in custody in 2009. John was a Republican who had his license revoked after being arrested in a sting operation. These charges were later dropped and new dubious charges brought which were also dropped. John still remained in custody.
Compare this to the case of Sean Kelly who had his license withdrawn but was released after a month. If you are not with them you are against them mentality still goes on within the shamers. All press releases without action or substance.
I wish Brendan luck in his campaign to get released.

Sheeky and Butch's comments are welcome. The ...

2011-03-14T22:25:05.197Z

Sheeky and Butch's comments are welcome. The deputy prime minister though should be adressing this serious issue in his prison.

Alec, SF have bulked out the discourse a bit but ...

2011-03-14T19:46:46.468Z

Alec,

SF have bulked out the discourse a bit but little else. Useful as that may be it has limitations if there is an inability to move beyond discourse. Even if the will is there it exposes their weakness in that the Brits call the shots.

If a person is 'too ill to stand trial' we...

2011-03-14T13:14:41.477Z

If a person is 'too ill to stand trial' well surely it would follow they are too ill to remain in prison.

People seem to have lost direction in relation to the prisoners in general, a very sad scenario.

You know its going back to something Brian Clarke...

2011-03-14T08:21:22.289Z

You know its going back to something Brian Clarke NUJ said in another post, there,s 80 million Irish and if even only a third of this number were orgaanised into one coherent voice on issues relating to this country, could you imagine the difference it would make to the way the brits treated prisioners here.I dont believe they,d be as quick to stick up two fingers to human rights here if such a powerful lobby existed,

good piece, Mackers. This man's case isn'...

2011-03-13T22:41:00.999Z

good piece, Mackers. This man's case isn't being highlighted enough. What is SF doing beyond statements from public representatives? Seems when it comes to the jails they have very little power to do anything. This has been the experience of republican prisoners on Roe House who have met with SF delegations on a number of ocassions.

It appears someone will have to die due to medical neglect, as in BL's case, or suffer serious injury whilst being forcibly strip searched, before people on the outside awaken to the fact that in the case of the penal system very little has changed in thirty years.

A friend actually asked me today what was happenin...

2011-03-13T22:22:02.266Z

A friend actually asked me today what was happening in relation to Brendan Lillis?
There seems to be a dearth of publicity in relation to what is going on.
There is absolutely no way, he could be receiving proper care in a prison hospital and there is no way he will be receiving proper specialist care.
What justification have they for holding a very sick man?

Totally agree that lad should be released immediat...

2011-03-13T20:38:56.066Z

Totally agree that lad should be released immediatley,and its good to see psf speaking up in this case, mind you if Brendan had been lifted on dissident republican charges would these ex comrades have been so vociferous,I somehow doubt it.