Media duped by terror-link story

CELTIC LEAGUE PRESS INFORMATION

MEDIA DUPED BY TERROR-LINK STORY


An alleged Real IRA - Breton nationalist arms plot has evaporated almost as swiftly as the intellegence services manufactured it.

As we predicted the media frenzy that blew up earlier this week when it was alleged that Breton and Irish nationalists had joined forces to plan direct actions has evaporated as swiftly as it appeared.

Originally it was suggested, following leaks from 'security sources', that a number of Bretons detained in France were members of the ARB (A militant Breton nationalist movement) who were cooperating with members of the Real IRA. The media stories referred to cooperation between police forces in France, Ireland and the UK  working on an intellegence tip-off

However the Celtic League was extremely suspicious of the allegations suggesting that:
"healthy scepticism is the best response to these latest allegations of  'terror links'

Since the initial arrests involving six people three were swiftly released and now the others have also been released pending 'further investigation'.

A British news agency report has asserted that the placing of the three under investigation is "one step short of formal charges" in France. What exactly this bizarre statement means is unclear because it is the case that in most European States being under investigation means you may ultimately face formal charges. It seems the media cannot accept they have been made fools off.

What we have previously pointed out however is that even when suspects are detained by the French authorities for several years the State seems unable to amass enough evidence to bring charges. Readers of Celtic News will recall that two months ago the Celtic League staged a protest outside the French Embassy in Dublin to express outrage at the detention without trial for over four years of six Bretons in prisons around the Paris area.

The British and Irish media should wake up and realise that they have been duped yet again by this so called "terror link" story.

Bernard Moffatt
Secretary General

08/11/03


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