McDowell accused of changing story on deportation

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell was last night accused of changing his story as to whether he had read the file of Olunkunle Elunkanlo before deciding to deport him.

In an off-hand remark in the Dáil on Tuesday night, Mr McDowell appeared to suggest he may have delegated the reading of the file concerning the 20-year-old Nigerian student, or other cases, to his officials.

However, on Thursday night, a spokeswoman for the minister said he couldn’t remember whether he had read the file or not.