Callely: I have been wrongly portrayed as a rogue politician

IVOR CALLELY says that, since the Seanad investigation of his expenses, he has been wrongly portrayed as a “rogue politician, milking the system and ripping off taxpayers”.

In a sworn affidavit to the High Court, Mr Callely said he had been “pilloried and subjected to personal abuse from total strangers” and, effectively, placed “under siege” by the media.

Mr Callely is seeking to challenge the Seanad committee, which found he had intentionally misrepresented his normal place of residence to claim expenses.