Graffiti threatening prison officers 'absolutely deplorable'
The graffiti, discovered on a wall in the Bligh's Lane area of Creggan on Wednesday morning, threatens staff members at Maghaberry Prison.
It names three individuals and reads: ‘Maghaberry Screws Beware... IRA’. A target sign was painted beside the sinister message.
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Ivor Dunne, chairman of the Prison Officers’ Association in Northern Ireland, commented: “It is absolutely deplorable that someone should be targeting staff who carry out their duties with impartiality and integrity.”
Mr Dunne also spoke of the “hurt that this has done to those people’s families” and said that prison staff carried out their duties with professionalism and catered to people from both sides of the community.
Also condemning the graffiti, Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney said: “I condemn this threat to prison officers which appeared as part of offensive graffiti.
“The people behind this have nothing to offer but threats and intimidation.
“The statutory bodies responsible need to be remove the graffiti immediately.”