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H-BLOCK TORTURE, CLEARING HIS BROTHER'S NAME & EXPOSING STEAKNIFE'S UNIT| Seamus Kearney's story Part 2/2


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Seamus continues his story at the point where he is caught and arrested by the RUC for a job gone-wrong. He tells us about the physical and mental torture inflicted by the prison guards in Long Kesh (H Blocks) and the lengths that Seamus and his colleagues went to during the "Blanket Protests" or 'Dirty Protests".

Seamus describes the inhumane methods employed by the guards to break the IRA prisoners and end their fight for political-prisoner status during his 10 year detainment in Long Kesh.

He shares the tragic story of how his brother, Michael, was falsely labeled an informant after being interrogated by the IRA internal security unit which included the now-infamous British agent Freddie Scappaticci, better know as "Steaknife". This began a decades long journey by Seamus to clear his brother's name and expose the British Intel handlers who he believes are responsible for planning and orchestrating his brother's stitch-up in order to protect their own informants within the Provos.
Seamus reveals new uncovered internal IRA documents from that he says will expose the "dirty-war" methods of British Ministry of Defence.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Getting caught and arrested 
9:53 H-BLOCKS (LONG KESH)
20:00 Beatings and torture by guards & relationship with prison guards 
30:13 BROTHER’S EXECUTION after being FALSELY-LABELLED an informant 
52:43 Seamus’ writ served on the Ministry of Defence 
1:18:50 Government report on H-Block abuse of prisoners 

SEAMUS' BOOK
https://www.anceathrupoili.com/en/shop/no-greater-love-the-memoirs-of-seamus-kearney/?fbclid=IwAR3N-PWRQ4lB7ibPb24sLcRQ2idr50fKRBb8zz54QQr9F_-3FcA1zPrHrog

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