Paisley Jnr 'wants to be sent to prison', court told

A Stormont Assembly member who defied a judge’s ruling ordering him to reveal a confidential source should not be sent to jail because that’s exactly what he wants, a court heard today.

Paisley Jnr 'wants to be sent to prison', court told

A Stormont Assembly member who defied a judge’s ruling ordering him to reveal a confidential source should not be sent to jail because that’s exactly what he wants, a court heard today.

Ian Paisley Jnr would relish a term behind bars because he appears to think it would further his political career, a lawyer pursuing the information told Belfast High Court.

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