Ian Paisley on Bennett Report and police violence

Title

Ian Paisley on Bennett Report and police violence

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Mar 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:04:28

Description

The Reverend Ian Paisley, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on allegations by Dr Robert Irwin of police violence in Northern Ireland. Paisley says Irwin claims that a former SAS man raped the wife of a prisoner and that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Roy Mason, is under pressure to find out what happened. Interviewer is Peter Allen.

Contributors

Peter Allen; Ian Paisley

Keywords

Reports; Government; Northern Ireland; Police; Violence; Policing practice; Policemen; Rape; SAS; Roy Mason; RUC; Sexual violence; DUP; Bennett Report; Robert Irwin

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