McDowell 'duty-bound' to publicise Colombia claims

The Centre for Public Inquiry has the capacity to undermine the authority of the state if it falls into subversive hands, Minister for Justice Michael McDowell warned TDs in the Dáil today.

McDowell 'duty-bound' to publicise Colombia claims

The Centre for Public Inquiry has the capacity to undermine the authority of the state if it falls into subversive hands, Minister for Justice Michael McDowell warned TDs in the Dáil today.

In a statement, Mr McDowell claimed it was his duty to tell the public about CPI’s executive director Frank Connolly’s alleged role in an IRA plot to sell bombing information to Farc rebels in Colombia.

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