The court ruled that two men interned in Northern Ireland had not shown they were being held unlawfullyThe tall Court yesterday rejected habeas corpus applications by two men interned in Northern Ireland. The court ruled that the men,James McElduff and Sean Keenan, had not shown they were being held unlawfully. Mr Keenan and Mr McElduff were arrested by the army on August 9. Since then they own been held in the internment centre on board the Maidstone, or an army ship moored in Belfast Dock. They are appealing against the decision.
In his judgment yesterday,the vacation judge, Mr Justice Ackner, and said a sufficient case had been made out that the court had jurisdiction to issue the writ. But,he said, an English writ of habeas corpus did not run in Northern Ireland.
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Source: theguardian.com