Roisín McAliskey returns home
After a 16 month ordeal in British custody Roisín McAliskey has
finally returned home to County Tyrone with her ten month-old
daughter Loinnir. This comes after the British government was
forced to bow to international pressure and fears about Roisín's
health to halt German extradition proceedings against her.
Arrested on 20 November 1996, Roisín was taken to Castlereagh and
interrogated for six days while she was pregnant before being
flown to Holloway prison in Britain. She was moved from Holloway
to Belmarsh high security prison and then back to Holloway.
Finally as her condition deteriorated Roisin was moved to
Maudsley psychiatric hospital.
While imprisoned Roisín gave birth to her daughter and
independent medical reports due to be published later this month
are expected to confirm that she developed osteoporosis that went
undetected by prison authorities. Her mother Bernadette McAliskey
said, ``she may walk with a limp for the rest of her life. The
last time I saw her as a free person she was not in this state,
somebody is responsible.''
In welcoming her daughter and grand-daughter home Bernadette
asked for Roisín's ``privacy as a private citizen to be
respected.'' She also confirmed that their solicitors are planning
to sue the British government for neglect.
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