Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 January 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Killing of Mr. Michael Dwyer in Bolivia: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Gabrielle McFaddenGabrielle McFadden (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Apologies for being late. I am desperately sorry for Ms Dwyer's loss. It was very moving and she is amazing to be able to do this and fight for him. I offer my condolences to Ms Dwyer and her family. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the question I had in mind about the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Did Ms Dwyer make any kind of formal complaint? I presume she did. Was it not in the correct format and was that why the Bolivian Government said she had not?

They say Mr. Dwyer was involved in a 30-minute shoot out. However, his body was found in the hotel and, as Ms Dwyer said, in his underwear. Are they suggesting he was running through the streets for 30 minutes in his underwear and then he was shot, and how can they back it up?

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