Court asked to rule on Curtin case evidence

THE High Court was yesterday asked to decide whether it has the power to prevent a computer alleged to contain child pornography to be used in an Oireachtas inquiry into Judge Brian Curtin.

Judge Curtin has asked the court to prevent the computer and other materials seized by gardaí from his home from being used as evidence in any other “proceedings, process or inquiry” after the Minister for Justice proposed a motion in the Dáil for the removal of the judge from office.

The Government believes that the Oireachtas has full jurisdiction to deal with issues regarding admissibility of evidence.