Ahern ‘not treated differently to other Mahon witnesses’

THE chairman of the Mahon Tribunal yesterday defended the line of questioning of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern by its own lawyers.

Ahern ‘not treated differently to other Mahon witnesses’

“In no way is Mr Ahern being treated any differently to other witnesses,” insisted Judge Alan Mahon, referring to the previous day’s “fractious” exchanges.

On Thursday, Mr Ahern’s lawyer Conor Maguire SC claimed the tribunal was following an “agenda” and trying to “stitch up” the Taoiseach.

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