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Marty, Saw this and will probably have a piece ou...

2012-05-12T11:15:31.558+01:00

Marty,

Saw this and will probably have a piece out tonight trying to flag it up.

The director of public prosecutions has said that ...

2012-05-11T18:21:35.637+01:00

The director of public prosecutions has said that the case against Marian will be revived, Barra boy Mcgrory who made millions out of the bloody Sunday inquest has vowed that the case which was dropped yesterday will be revived ,he has said the papers are ready to go, this little jack russell of a man who,s reputation and fortune was built on the backs of ruc repression of republicans has now like qsf shown his true colours, its amazing that this man will hound a very ill woman over a piece of paper yet say nothing about the bloody murder of the people in Derry and Ballymurphy,Barra boy is a classic example if needed of the treachery of castle catholics..

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Good piece Michael. On top of it all we have the j...

2012-05-10T18:57:18.584+01:00

Good piece Michael. On top of it all we have the judge's comments on the behaviour of the PSNI when he threw the charge out today

I can't comment on the soccer as thats a topic...

2012-05-09T23:01:29.113+01:00

I can't comment on the soccer as thats a topic I know about as much as Gerry does economics but that pic is just fantastic. You look like the lead singer of Little River Band or Ambrosia or one of those late 70's bands

Cheers for that email addy marty. Just done likewi...

2012-05-09T15:10:45.020+01:00

Cheers for that email addy marty. Just done likewise.

I have sent Mr Larkin an email re Marian, he can ...

2012-05-09T12:56:02.438+01:00

I have sent Mr Larkin an email re Marian, he can be contacted by email
contact@attorneygeneralni.gov.uk

Michael I think the difference between the two ca...

2012-05-09T10:20:31.541+01:00

Michael

I think the difference between the two case might be more to do with the AG's remit; In one he is exercising his power in striving to defend the integrity of the Courts and Judiciary and the other case is that of a private individual (albiet who has been denied due process)

In the first case, a senior Judge's has been publically attacked because he properly found, after a trial hearing, that Mr Hain had acted with impropriety and bias. The Politician has resented being brought down to earth ever since. Thus, the AG has intervened applying a defunct law in what is a very rare type of case (thus the reason why such laws are seldom used I suppose?)

In the second case the private individual as some access to legal representation and the courts. The Courts have infact granted bail. There is no question about the integrity of the Court decisions or any judges involved.

The second case involves a direct affront and abuse of democratic principles of due process. There is no place for Executive Courts in any Democratic Society. While it may concern the AG's Office indirectly it is essentially a political matter more appropriately addressed by the SDLP, Sinn FEian, DUP, or individual politicians.

Currently in NI Politicians can determine hold secretive Executive Court from which there seems to be no right of appeal. These Secretive Court (which include representatives of the SDLP and SF sitting on the Justice Committee) These Executive Courts have exercised excessive (illegal) powers to hold people captive, where Prosecutions fail they can intervene to assert guilt, they determine secret evidence and what weight it holds against any individual victim of their scrutiny.

To date both the AG and the Courts have been ineffective against these egregious abuses of fundamental rights.

Tiarna

Michael,s post is very informative, if Larkin d...

2012-05-09T10:00:13.494+01:00

Michael,s post is very informative, if Larkin does indeed have the power to intervene in Marians case,then I for one will be sending an e-mail of directly to this man to get of his ass and do something to protect her human rights.