Today marks 33 days Liam Hannaway...

[Theresa]

...has been on hunger strike.

I just recieved this and thought I'd post it here for other Irish and Irish desendents.
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Monday May 17, 2010

Today marks 33 days Liam Hannaway has been on hunger strike. He is in dire need
of medical care and has signed a medical directive stating not to revive him
should he fall into a coma.

Please copy and paste the text below and print three copies, on for each
addressee, add your name and address and the date, and mail TODAY to each
addressee. Postage from the US is .98 cents. Please note Paul Googins is no
longer Minister of State - new minister is Hugo Swire. All pre-existing letters
to Paul Goggins may be forwarded to the new minister.

Email addresses and web-forms for each office are also listed below. Please
send one hard copy and one email.

We will have more news shortly. Thank you for your urgently neeeded help.

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David Ford, Justice Minister
Department of Justice
Block B
Castle Buildings
Stormont Estate
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT4 3SG

Hugo Swire, Minister of State
NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE
Stormont House
Stormont Estate
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT4 3SH

Steve Rodford
Governor, Maghaberry Prison
Upper Ballinderry Road
Lisburn, Co. Antrim
Northern Ireland
BT 28 2PT

Friday May 14, 2010

To whom it may concern,

I am writing with my extreme concern regarding the current hunger strike by Liam
Hannaway, a political prisoner in Glen House at Maghaberry Prison.

As of this writing, Liam Hannaway has been on hunger strike over one month, and
his health is gravely deteriorating. Thirty days without food is a critical
stage at which he may die at any time, and I appeal to sense to have this man's
quite reasonable demands met.

Liam has repeatedly petitioned to be housed on the republican landing at Roe
House. Officials at Maghaberry prison have denied this request, under the
pretext that there is a `death threat' against him by the republican movement.
No substantiation to this claim has been found by his family in the outside, and
the republican prisoners have said they will welcome Liam "with open arms".

Liam has repeatedly requested his right to sign a waiver that would legally
absolve Maghaberry Prison of any culpability or claim by the courts should this
`death threat' manifest itself after Liam's return to Roe House. He has been
refused this right to a waiver, despite the fact that another republican
prisoner Gary Donnelly, who similarly had an alleged `death threat' against him,
was allowed to sign this waiver after three days in SSU and was returned to Roe
House.

I understand that on Friday May 7, Liam signed an advance medical directive
stating that should he fall into a coma or become incapacitated during his
hunger strike, not to revive him.

I find it quite disturbing that while Liam is allowed to sign away his own life
in an advance medical directive pertaining to his hunger strike, the government
of Maghaberry Prison refuse to allow him his right to sign a waiver absolving
the prison of any legal culpability; which would permit him his wishes to be
housed on the republican landing at Roe House.

I respectfully and urgently demand that Liam be seen by an outside medical
doctor, which is his right, and not a prison medic; that he be immediately
allowed to sign the prison waiver regarding the alleged `death threat'; and that
steps be taken to move him as soon as possible into Roe House with the
republican prisoners – who have stated they will welcome him `with open arms'.

The favor of a reply is requested.

Very sincerely,

(Your Name/Address).

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[Zen Dog]

Having had three narrow escapes from the effects of Irish terrorism,
I say let nature take its course.

But of course,Belfast isn't Guantanamo bay!