RUC found guilty of savage assault
A West Belfast man, assaulted by the RUC while in
custody has been awarded £30,000 compensation in
Belfast High Court.
39-year-old Davy Adams sustained a broken leg, two
cracked ribs and other injuries during one of the most
savage attacks by RUC officers in Castlereagh
Interrogation Centre in recent years. The RUC claimed
that the injuries sustained by Adams occurred during a
``murderous attack'' on an RUC officer. The judge
dismissed the RUC's plea, on the ground that this was
no excuse for assault.
Contradicting his own judgement, the presiding judge
concluded the RUC had acted with ``courage and
commitment''. Adams is serving a 25 year sentence for
conspiring to kill a senior RUC man.
Sinn Féin prisons spokesperson Michael Browne asked
``Will those responsible now be disciplined or face
criminal charges for this vicious beating?''
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