Tánaiste warns Dublin Riots prosecutions ‘too slow’ - ‘The UK had people in jail within a week’
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- The wheels of justice in Ireland have been far too slow when it comes to prosecuting people over the Dublin Riots, the Tánaiste has told Newstalk Breakfast.
Micheál Martin pointed to the response to similar riots in the UK over the summer and noted that the British system “had people in jail within a week”.
He made the comments while defending his controversial remarks about the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier at a launch event for a new book on the crime and Ireland’s response to it.
In a speech at the event, the Tánaiste said Ireland’s legal system “proved incapable of meeting its responsibilities to Sophie” adding that we “failed in our duty to find and convict a bloody murderer”.
He said the evidence against main suspect Ian Bailey was “broad and deep”, adding that it was “hard to understand why this evidence was not put before a jury”.
On Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Minister Martin said the criticism he has received over the remarks has been “absurd” - noting that he refuses to accept the idea that Ireland’s legal system is somehow beyond reproach.
He pointed to the response to the Dublin Riots as an example.
“If you look at what happened in the immediate aftermath of the rioting in Britain - some of the severest of rioting that we have witnessed - Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, who you would hardly think are, you know, far-right hardliners, they had people in jail within a week,” he said.
“Our system was far slower in terms of dealing with events of that kind.”
When presenter Shane Coleman noted that nobody has been found guilty in relation to the riots nearly ten months on, he suggested that the riots are just one example of the courts system moving too slowly.
“There have been other events where again, you just see people trotting up to the courts, they get bail and they'll be told to come back in two months’ time for the hearing,” he said.
“Justice is not just about law alone … I mean, there was a time in Ireland when people sort of made a virtue out of getting people off on technicalities, for example - legal technicalities - whereas I think justice must always be at the fore of how we administer the law and how we make sure that victims [are protected].”
Asked whether he felt the wheels of justice have been “far too slow” in terms of prosecuting people over the Dublin Riots he said: “I certainly do”.
Last weekend, Ian Bailey’s solicitor Frank Buttimer described the Tánaiste’s ‘astonishing’ comments on the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier as a ‘feral attack’ on “many of the pillars of the justice of the State”.
Minister Martin said Mr Buttimer’s comments were “over the top, completely” - insisting that people should be entitled to “reflect and to analyse and ask ourselves serious questions in respect of our criminal justice system”.
“Sometimes we have this sort of superiority complex in respect of our criminal justice system, which we need to question,” he said.
“I don't make any apologies for the statement I made because … the idea that there are areas within our justice system that we can't comment on at all, even after the person is dead and after 25 years, I think there's an absurdity there.
“This sort of defensiveness I don't think serves the country well, particularly long after the case is over.”
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“I don’t make any apologies”, ain’t that the truth? This man never apologises anything, especially for how much he’s wrecked this country. NO APOLOGIES, NO ACCOUNTABILITY!!!
No heart, no soul, an absolute empty vessel
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338,000 for a bike stand is criminal.
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Prosecutions for bankers and corrupt politicans are very slow in Ireland too??
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I WILL ALSO BE PROSECUTED
@@dayoolalekan3735 TAKE A CHILL PILL 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Has the Man who stabbed the children and teachers assistant been put behind bars for life yet or is he sitting pretty in a Mental Hospital i would want him dealt with first.
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A sentient politician would be asking the question why irish people rioted, and seriously address those concerns, failure to do so will lead to repetition.
Bunch of opportunistic muppets, burning out a tram so that the rest of us can pay for it. I suppose you’d give them a medal?
@@greattobeadubIf they were just opportunistic why aren’t there riots every couple of weeks?
In reality it takes a lot to make Irish people riot and it happens relatively rarely. Other nationalities for instance the French riot far more often.
@@greattobeadubchild stabber lover
Not a bad idea, get a bunch of people to riot against oppression of immigrants, then the government will be forced to open up the borders completely. Set up a few social media pages and raise a few quid from the yanks and the government has to give you whatever you want.
Martin is a treacherous lying weasel ,he should serve serious time in jail and be stripped of his oversized pension.
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The UK having people in jail within 1 week doesn't sound like proper due process.
Works for me. Lots of guilty pleas.
@@vincentmahon6423 I hope you never get falsely arrested or charged
@@aightm8 Lawyer up. No messing either in Belfast. No bail. Back in the pokey.
They are also letting dangerous individuals out to make room for them. There's nothing to admire there.
@@vincentmahon6423 great idea. I'll go down to the Garda station tomorrow and make a false accusation against Vincent Mahon then.
Id be more worried about the people harming our children being dealt with
They won't do that
It says so much about the mediocrity of the Irish political class that this obnoxious and useless individual has been at the highest level of politics for over two decades now.
Slow justice for the people Involved in the riots, but is anyone in jail for trying to un-alive the poor children in the incident that caused the riots, no mention of that person.....wonder why and nobody asked Mehole the question either
If you criticise the establishment you are far right
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@@dayoolalekan3735 everyone can t be wrong
Traitor.
Has he not been in government for 20 years .
One of the most useless yokes that's ever set foot on the planet
Our system has failed...full stop.
By government design
They're not disappearing the peasants fast enough !! How dare they riot 😤
Don't compare us with britain - you're way out of line
Justice is not just about law alone ha never a more authoritian thing ever said in this country
Who would vote for him
Gobsh1tes. Every time. They ask for more.
The government needs to get tough on rioting, and tough on the causes of rioting.
Faster sentencing for rioters yes, but also faster deporting of failed asylum seekers.
We have thousands of failed asylum seekers every year and we deport maybe 20 of them. The rest are left to “self-deport”, which is a nonsense.
I don’t condone rioting but people don’t get that angry for no reason. If things don’t change I expect to see more riots going forward not fewer.
The government is the problem
We shouldn’t be offering asylum to anyone outside of Europe regardless.
Meanwhile, muslim youtubers sit around casually chatting, so, how do we establish a caliphate. Well there are three ways say one muslim youtuber, practice grassroots Dawah, awaken the community, awaken the UMMAH (google that please micheal) but really, you seek power from a select group of elite people who will give you 'nusra' (support) and then you do something like but not restricted to a military coup {he claps} Done.''.
Ready for number two? ''Then we have our brothers who, I don't like this term, are on the Jihadi Spectrum, they say that no we cannot seek ''nusra'' because they (the govt/army) are ''tagut'' and we have to take it by force. We have to establish Islam by force.
But aren't you brave Micheal, putting irish people with eyes and ears in their heads into prison.
Shhhh... be quiet woman.
Sorry master
Do you have a link to that video ... Id love to see it. We're walking blindly into a trap.
@theeggtimertictic1136 just checked it's Harris sultan. Think he said that youtuber has 2 million followers. He is talking about the uk, but it'sthe same plan.
@@SusanaXpeace2u ok thanks
This us why M Martin has his email account blocked to all - he only wants to dish it out but can't take it .. eejit.. thinks he's heading for the Aras .. some chance
There are differences between the riots in the UK and Ireland: during the Dublin riot the rioters did not try to attack asylum seekers
and grassroots protests against the government asylum policy are widespread in Ireland, plus the crowds at the anti-immigration protests are larger than the smaller numbers at pro-immigration demonstrations, despite these being orchestrated by political parties, trade unions, and NGOs who are all given media platforms to push their message
In Britain the crowd at the pro-immigration demonstrations were larger than the anti-immigration protestors, so the public there seem more split on the issue than in Ireland
That was because our government lied and said there were over 100 anti immigration marches planned, but there weren't, so only the pro-immigration useful idiots of the government turned out, and then the government and media claimed that anti-immigration protests had been drowned out by the pro-immigration protests. It was probably a government Nudge Group operation.
Martin get back into your box - and what you doing about the rundown of irish defence forces with all the ships tied up in Cork with no sailors.. eejit
Michole what about the non prosecution of foreigners that should be Deported as well??
How many TDs and church members are in prison for the abuse in laundry's , children's home etc, who are in prison for the Dublin Monaghan,, carried out with Irish knowing about it
What started it? You never hear that?
Meehaul, how is the prosecution for Bertie Ahern progressing ? Is it not unacceptably slow ?
He should be sent out to France and serve the sentence.
He sounds very authoritarian and dictator like.
These people must think we are not aware of the separation of powers.
"Democracy " is founded on the principal of social contract, which successive governments no longer want to acknowledge or address why do not enact.
Who does he think he is fooling I would vote for Oliver Cromwell first at least we know who he is
Bertie's pal discusses the law, prosecution, etc...irony overdrive.
If you dont think he owns the media .tell me the name of the man who cut the kids up.
Next q who built the bicycle shed .
Yep he has you silenced
Jesus Christ he had to get in the speel at the end.. basically his election manifesto.. all that they have achieved ..yawn
Liam Lawlor was no accident.....
No point in energy credits as we've seen before the energy companies just hike up the difference - both parties contribute to inflation.
Public hospital A&E times are criminal.
Ultimate danger 🤮
The "Rule of Law" is not the rule by Courts and Lawyers. If the laws are not objective, easy to understand and uniformly applied regardless of wealth, sex, race or power then there is no rule of law.
Shane loves his uncle Micheal
If only he were taoiseach... Wait 🤔
We think you're response to the influx of economic migrants into my Country is pathetic
Martin Bormann more like....
Well the people of ireland can't comment on anything at all so what are you on about martin
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