The Five Demands

Anthony Norantonio detenuto nel carcere di Maghaberry per rissa e possesso illegale di armi, ha usufruito per errore di un rilascio temporaneo la scorsa settimana, perchè erroneamente il prison service credeva la sua condanna fosse agli sgoccioli.
Come se non bastasse si sta pianifcando il rilascio definitivo del 51enne, quando in realtà ha ancora più di 1 anno di pena detentiva da scontare.
Il Prison Service ha realizzato ciò che stava compiendo ricevendo una telefonata dal Sunday Life.
Nel febbraio del 2006, Norantonio  venne condannato a 2 anni di carcere, dopo che venne stabilito un suo coinvolgimento nell’omicidio di Gerard Devlin. Al momento dell’assassinio Norantonio si trovava in licenza nonostante una condanna per possesso illegale di armi.
Un giudice ordinò quindi che il criminale venisse rinchiuso in carcere fino al 23 ottobre 2006, ovvero fino alla completa espiazione della sua precedente condanna, prima di iniziare a scontare la condanna per l’omicidio Devlin.
Norantonio quindi dovrà restare in carcere fino ad Ottobre 2010, non fino a luglio 2009 come da errata convinzione della direzione di Maghaberry.
Pat Devlin, ha rivelato di essere stato contattato dal PSNI lo scorso mercoledì per essere informato del rilascio definitivo dell’assassino del figlio.
“Ho richiesto un’inchiesta governativa. Questo è un grave errore e voglio sapere chi ne è il responsabile”.
Riferendosi alle chiare disposizione del giudice, ha affermato: “Perchè il Prison Service e il PSNI credevano che dovesse essere rilasciato alla fine di questo mese? E’ incredibile e credo che alcune teste dovranno cadere”.
Il PSNI si è rifiutato di rilasciare ulteriori dichiarazioni, oltre al fatto di essere alla ricerca di chiarimenti e consulenza legale.

Thug freed from prison by mistake (Belfast Telegraph)
Jail bosses got release date wrong for weapons criminal
A violent thug with convictions for weapons possession and affray was mistakenly released from Maghaberry Prison last week. Bungling jail bosses allowed Anthony Notarantonio out on two-day temporary release because they wrongly believed his sentence was coming to an end.
And the errors did not stop there — Sunday Life has learned that staff at Maghaberry were preparing to permanently release the 51-year-old, who has more than a year left to serve, at the end of the month.
Red-faced prison chiefs only realised their gaffe when they were contacted by this newspaper.
Notarantonio was sentenced to two years behind bars last November after pleading guilty to involvement in the February 2006 brawl that led to the knife killing of Gerard Devlin.
At the time of the fatal stabbing the bully was out on license for weapons possession.
A judge ordered that Notarantonio be returned to jail until October 23 to serve the remainder of his firearms conviction BEFORE starting a two-year sentence for affray.
This means the career criminal is not scheduled for release until October 2010 — not July 2009 like blundering prison chiefs believed.
The father of Gerard Devlin last night called for a Government inquiry into what he described as a “major mistake” by the Prison Service.
Pat Devlin also revealed that cops telephoned him on Wednesday to let him know that Notarantonio was being permanently released.
He said: “I’m calling for an inquiry into this. This is a major mistake and I want to know who was responsible for making it.
“The judge clearly said that Anthony Notarantonio wasn’t to start his sentence for affray until October 23 after serving the remainder or his firearms sentence.
“Why then did the Prison Service and PSNI think he was due out at the end of the month? It beggars belief and heads should roll.”
A Prison Service spokesman said: “We are seeking further clarification and legal advice in this case and cannot comment further at this stage.”
Last week we revealed how murder victim Gerard Devlin had once been friends with Arthur Notarantonio — the uncle of his eventual killer Francisco Notarantonio. They had been close pals but fell out in the 1990s, according to locals.