Cookstown harassment
Sinn Féin councillor for the Drum Manor area of Cookstown in
County Tyrone, Oliver Molloy, has called for the immediate
withdrawal of British Army forces from the Kileenan and Kildress
areas.
``Over the past weeks we have had several reports of harassment at
checkpoints and of constant helicopter activity,'' he said. ``This
type of military activity is unwelcome and totally unacceptable.
We are supposed to be in a peace process here but the British
Army seem intent on aggravating the situation at any opportunity.
This is a quiet rural area where people want to get on with their
lives free from the intimidation and harassment they experienced
for many years''.
Molloy says he has reported several instances of harassment to
local MP, Martin McGuinness, who assured him he would raise the
matter with the Dublin government and the British Secretary of
State, John Reid.
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