I was saddened to hear of the untimely death of Strabane Republican John Brady on Saturday. John died in dubious circumstances whilst in custody of the British police (RUC/PSNI) in Strand Road barracks.
John was just 40 years of age and spent 18 of those years imprisoned for his Republican beliefs, he was no stranger to harassment from the Crown Forces.
John Brady was released on licence in 1998 after spending eight-and-a-half years in Long Kesh on charges relating to the Provisional IRA assassination of a member of the Crown Forces
He was detained in June 2004 with no charges pending against him other than on the orders of the (then) secretary of state Paul Murphy. His legal team expected him to be released at the beginning of September 2005 after a successful application was made to the sentence review board, and supported by Fr. Denis Faul. He was rearrested in November 2003 and charged with possession of weapons, allegations that John has strenuously denied since his incarceration. The charges against John and his co accused were dropped, but John was returned to prison in 2004.
He was out on weekend parole but was rearrested after an alleged assault. His solicitor was speaking to him at 3pm and he was in good spirits, his solicitor told him there were 4 witnesses to the alleged assault and that they were willing to stand up in court and confirm John's story. This left John in good form. less than an hour later John was found dead.
John, like the lark your Free at last, and they can't torture you anymore.
Rest in Peace
"A soldier true goodbye to you until we meet again"
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