If it’s wrong elsewhere, why is it OK here?
Imagine the further howls of outrage from our Government and the opposition parties on discovering that during the trial, the secret police were allowed to show judges secret files kept from the defence and the public?
They would condemn such injustice, call for an end to such courts and the release of those convicted.
Basically the same thing happened in Dublin recently in the non-jury Special Criminal Court. The conviction of a man on IRA membership charges was based on secret files, containing information which the defence were not allowed to contest and on the word of a senior garda officer.
Instead of expressing outrage, as they would if this happened elsewhere, the political parties used it to try to attack Sinn Féin as they are all concerned at the party’s growing vote.
Where was Micheal D and the rest of them when they were needed? That’s right, Michael D is too worried about illegal detentions in Guantanamo and unfair trials elsewhere to worry about miscarriages of justice here.
Gerry Casey
7 Rosewood Court
Maugheraboy
Sligo
