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03/11/2003
'Border Fox' gets temporary release
The alleged leader of republican terror group, the INLA is set to return to jail on Monday after being given 36 hours temporary release at the weekend.
Dessie O'Hare, known as the 'Border Fox', was originally jailed for 40 years after being found guilty of kidnapping and assault. He was released from Castlerea Prison in the Republic of Ireland in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The move is being seen by many as his first steps towards eventual release, however a leading Ulster Unionist in the border area is unhappy with the move.
Newry and Armagh UUP Assembly candidate Danny Kennedy expressed his concern at the release saying O'Hare had "never expressed a single ounce of remorse for his actions".
“He is a dissident Republican and I would urge the authorities to keep him behind bars where he is no threat to society," Mr Kennedy said.
O'Hare was due back at the Co Roscommon jail at 6pm on Monday.
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Dessie O'Hare, known as the 'Border Fox', was originally jailed for 40 years after being found guilty of kidnapping and assault. He was released from Castlerea Prison in the Republic of Ireland in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The move is being seen by many as his first steps towards eventual release, however a leading Ulster Unionist in the border area is unhappy with the move.
Newry and Armagh UUP Assembly candidate Danny Kennedy expressed his concern at the release saying O'Hare had "never expressed a single ounce of remorse for his actions".
“He is a dissident Republican and I would urge the authorities to keep him behind bars where he is no threat to society," Mr Kennedy said.
O'Hare was due back at the Co Roscommon jail at 6pm on Monday.
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