Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is no doubt that this is an outrage and a gross violation of human rights. I recall the testimony given to the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement by Ms Lorraine Taylor, wife of Tony Taylor, on the devastating impact the swoop operation which picked up Mr. Taylor over two years ago had had on their family. He was taken into custody on the vague assertion of the Northern Ireland Office that he was a risk to the public. That claim has not been verified by a court, but he is still incarcerated two years later and no evidence has been presented to him. This is internment by another name and utterly shocking. It is a fundamental right of a democratic justice system that an accused should know the case against him or her. If this was happening anywhere else, we would be up in arms giving out about it. This gross violation of human rights is happening on this island and we must intervene to ensure there will be an early hearing and that this man will be allowed to go back to his family.

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