At the beginning of May 200 soldiers in riot gear acoompanied by alsatian dogs and English prison warders made a savage attack on detainees at the Long Kesh concentration camp One prisoner, George Gillen, had to receive treatmept for head wounds after being batoned by soldiers.
The soldiers and guards took a particular delight in smashing up prisoners" possessions.
One warder, a well known bigot from the protestant Sandy Row "broke many models including Irish Harps, Celtic Crosses and plaques. This same wander was renowned for his beating of defenceless prisoners when he was on the Maidstone.
The Committee in Cage 2 report: We came in to find our huts wrecked with our clothing strewn all over the place. Food parcels were washing powder into butter and cakes were squashed.
CONFINED For over seven weeks now detainees have been contined to their cages. The area of each cage allows approximately 15 square yards of space to each prisoner. Mail has been withheld and there is no means of contacting wardens if a prisoner la taken ill in the rat infested cages during the night. Late-night raids are a refinement eagerly pursued by the guards and soldiers Three weeks ago the men were wakened at 3.00 am and made to strip naked by gloating sol diers. This raid lasted for six hours. A com plete ban has been put on all food parcels for