Osgur Breatnach, wrongfully convicted in the 1976 Sallins train robbery, alleges that he was tortured by a group known as The Heavy Gang within the gardaí. He argues that the government's refusal to initiate a public independent inquiry into his case reflects a broader attempt to hide state-sponsored torture practices aimed at obtaining false confessions. Breatnach believes that these actions were taken to suppress political dissent and are indicative of a troubling historical pattern within law enforcement in Ireland.
Osgur Breatnach stated that the Government is avoiding a public inquiry into his wrongful conviction to conceal a policy of torture used to extract false confessions.
He claims that 'The Heavy Gang' within the gardaí employed brutal methods during interrogations, which were aimed at silencing dissenting political movements.
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