In 1976, the British government removed the 'special category' status of paramilitary prisoners resulting in the loss of
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 3:48 pm
In 1976, the British government removed the 'special category'
status of paramilitary prisoners
resulting in the loss of "Prisoner of War" status of
captured Irish Catholic paramilitary personnel.
led to a series of hunger strikes by Catholic prisoners in Maze
Prison, leading to the deaths of 9 prisoners and of Bobby Sands
(who won a parliamentary seat after his death)
resulted in late 1981, Sinn Fein, the IRA's political wing,
formally adopted a policy of contesting elections while also
supporting the continued use of violence to achieve its ends.
All of the above
status of paramilitary prisoners
resulting in the loss of "Prisoner of War" status of
captured Irish Catholic paramilitary personnel.
led to a series of hunger strikes by Catholic prisoners in Maze
Prison, leading to the deaths of 9 prisoners and of Bobby Sands
(who won a parliamentary seat after his death)
resulted in late 1981, Sinn Fein, the IRA's political wing,
formally adopted a policy of contesting elections while also
supporting the continued use of violence to achieve its ends.
All of the above