Hooded Men: PSNI apologise for 1971 torture of 14 Catholic men
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The family of Lurgan man Gerry McKerr, one of 14 men tortured after they were detained by security forces in 1971, attended a special meeting with the PSNI on Tuesday at which they received an apology for the actions of police officers at that time.
The PSNI said in its apology to the 14 'Hooded Men' that it acknowledges the treatment the men endured in 1971 would today be characterized as torture.
For five decades the shocking treatment endured by the ‘Hooded Men' during their internment has served as a reminder to many nationalists on how they were viewed by the British establishment.
Jim Auld, 72, was one of 14 ‘hooded men’ subjected to interrogation methods since ruled as torture