RUC/PSNI Assault Nationalist Youths in Mayobridge

South Down 32 County Sovereignty Movement
3/11/2008

RUC/PSNI Assault Nationalist Youths in Mayobridge

A number of residents from the Mayobridge area of South Down have contacted the 32 County Sovereignty Movement in relation to a number of assaults that took place on Halloween night, Friday 31st October.
It appears that a number of members of the RUC/PSNI armed with batons arrived in the village and began to beat young members of the public when they refused to move on as instructed.

32 County Sovereignty Movement spokesperson Rory Moore stated:
“I began receiving phone calls on Friday evening from members of the Sovereignty Movement in the area who had been told that the RUC/PSNI had arrested and assaulted a number of young people in the area. The reason given was disorderly behaviour, it would appear that the ones who have acted in a disorderly manner were the British police. No doubt they will say they were in the area to deal with young people throwing fireworks etc however to say that the RUC/PSNI over reacted is an under statement. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement do not just oppose the manner in which the British police in Ireland conduct themselves, we oppose the fact that there is British policing in Ireland and we would urge Nationalist and Republican youth throughout South Down to continue to reject the RUC/PSNI as a legitimate police service. To those in the area who have genuine fears regarding Anti Social behaviour in the area we would ask that they engage with the youth instead of demonising them and we would ask that they come together to provide a community response to incidences of Anti Social activity rather than calling in a hostile police force who have obviously added nothing progressive or positive to the situation. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement will do all we can to assist the community in dealing with such problems.”