Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Arson Attacks: Discussion
Dr. Shawna Coxon:
The threshold is high. The Deputy asked about disseminating leaflets. Disseminating leaflets in and of itself is not a crime. It would really depend on the context of what is in the leaflets, how they are distributed and what that looks like. Within a democracy, people have the right to say things even when they are highly unpopular so there is a threshold to what level-----
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