Dáil debates

Thursday, 29 March 2007

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

12:00 pm

Photo of Jim O'KeeffeJim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

I will. The ruling stated that "evidence obtained in violation of a person's constitutional rights is not admissible". It is time that we took on board a new approach that is not based on trampling the accused's constitutional rights, but on ensuring the accused cannot walk out the door thanks to technicalities.

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