Dear Gerry,
Thank you for your recent e-mail
(dated August 28th 2008).
I was saddened to learn of
your loss.
With reference to the meeting you suggested
for this coming Thursday (September 4th) in Omagh, please note
that something completely unexpected happened to me yesterday
(i.e. Sunday August 31st 2008).
I happened to be
looking out my front window at about 1.30 pm, when I saw a
police car pull up, and park. Shortly afterwards three police
officers emerged from the car: two of them holding what
appeared to me to be very large machine guns.
The two
officers with the machine guns then positioned themselves
about 30 yards apart in front of my home, while the third
officer came to my front door and informed me that I was
required to attend a meeting in Omagh Police Station at "1400"
hours today (i.e. Monday September 1st 2008): on a "voluntary"
basis; and, that if I did not show up, they would be back to
arrest me later today.
Although I tried to discuss the
situation with them, it quickly became clear that they were
not happy about doing so, and would not allow
it.
Consequently, I'm not really sure what this is all
about?
I assume however that it must be something to do
with the e-mails I have sent to Chief Inspector Michael
Winters (Omagh Police Station) during recent weeks, which are
listed at
http://www.humanrightsireland.com/ As
this incident has left me feeling completely unsafe in
the presence of the police, I have decided not to attend
today's "voluntry" meeting with them - which the police have
scheduled for 20 minutes or so from now.
Also, I have
left my home in Greencastle for the time being -- so there is
no point in the police going to my home today: because I
intend to stay away from it until such time as I have received
a satisfactory explanation for yesterday's surprise "machine
gun" visit.
I would be very grateful if you would
please try to find out what this police business is all
about?
As things stand, and for reasons which I feel
should be obvious, I have no wish to make any further attempts
to discuss this matter directly with the police myself --
certainly not at the present time.
I look forward to
hearing from you, and I hope to be able to check my e-mails
every few hours (during the working day) for the coming few
days.
Best
wishes,
William.
