Curtin case – Judges must be held accountable

THE dilemma facing members of the Cabinet, as they meet today to consider the Judge Brian Curtin affair, involves a fundamental question of what action to take following the collapse of the pornography case against him and where to go from here?

Ironically, with the judiciary engulfed in yet another crisis, it appears the option most likely to be adopted by Government will see yet another judicial committee being set up to consider the future of the Circuit Court judge.

Another problem that demands resolution is what exactly happened in the Curtin case. People have a right to know why the DPP brought the case so far when legal opinion suggested it was going to collapse from the outset.