Colin Duffy Released Again after Second Arrest


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REPUBLICAN RELEASED
10/10/97 16:24 EST

Lurgan republican Colin Duffy, re-arrested yesterday after walking free
from jail a week ago, claimed he had been physically maltreated during a
search carried out by a Royal Irish Regiment patrol.  Nationalists in the
County Armagh town erupted in anger when witnesses to the incident and
others joined in a protest outside the RUC barracks to condemn the action.

 A doctor was called to the barracks to attend Mr Duffy who was released
around 6PM last night.  The 29-year-old claimed the incident was the
latest case of harassment since he was released from jail last Friday.  "I
was asked if it was OK for a search and that was OK.  There was no problem
with my upper half but when he moved down to my lower half he grabbed the
belt on my trousers and started yanking it up the ways.  It was pretty
sore around the testicle area. So from that I told him I was complying
with the search and there was no need to be rough and violent about it." 

"He didn't listen. He went on with the same thing again. He then stuck his
hands in my pockets and started hauling about but at the same time he was
doing it.  So at that stage the child had seen what he was at and she went
into hysterics.  She was sitting in the car a couple of feet away. The
next thing was there was a scuffle and he ended up getting a sore eye out
of it after I was pushed and dug in the private area." 

An RUC spokesman confirmed a man had been arrested at High Street, Lurgan,
around 3.50pm yesterday following a complaint of assault. The matter is
currently under investigation, he said.  Mr Duffy's solicitor Rosemary
Nelson said she has now advised her client to keep a register of searches,
times and manner carried out by the RIR and RUC.

Ms Nelson said: "Colin Duffy was taken in regarding an alleged assault on
an RIR man. This is just the latest incident and it was particularly
violent. His child was pushed away and was hysterical.  Colin Duffy
retaliated by pushing the RIR man away."  Ms Nelson claimed Colin Duffy
has been stopped on numerous occasions since he was released from jail
last Friday. 
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