I Accuse..

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | news report

Wednesday June 28, 2006 13:00

by mOuse

Day 38 of Hunger Strike.

The Triple Arm of Good Governance: the Judiciary, the Gardai and the offices of Parliament.

Included herein: A Question tabled for written reply to Minister Micheal Mc Dowell TD.

A response to the written reply by Peter Preston.

To be added at Mr Preston's request:

"Before each Dail session, the Ceann Comhairle says a prayer that goes something like this,

Through your divine inspiration may all our actions, works and words come from thee.....

(Mr Preston insists that his hunger strike is nothing to do with the criminal case, but
to be answered by the TD who he accuses of returning to him transcripts altered by a named TD
within Dail Eireann).

Ref Nos: 21339/06 Written

Question NO 123.

Dail Question Addressed to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
(Mr Mc Dowell.

for Written on Wednesday , 31st May, 2006.

* To ask the Minster for Justice, Equality and Law reform if he will meet a person
(details supplied) who is protesting at the gates of Dail Eireann; and if assistance is
needed will be given to them.

Finian Mc Grath Re: Peter Preston.

Reply:

As I have informed the House previously, this matter has been through the courts
and a conviction recorded. The court also ordered compensation to be paid,
and I understand this was done.As the deputy is aware, the courts are, subject
only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of their judicial
functions and it is not open to me to comment or intervene in any way on the conduct
or decision of any individual court case which is entirely a matter for the presiding judge.

While I am sympathetic to the distress caused to the victim and the victim's family
by this crime, I consider that a meeting would not serve any beneficial purpose.

(ends).

Peter Preston's response:

" This is not about the criminal case that I am on hunger strike: it is about a conspiracy of corruption in a civil case and Mr Mc Dowell knows this"
Signed : Peter Preston. (ends)

He awaits actions.