Seanad debates

Wednesday, 13 November 2002

Lindsay Tribunal Report: Motion.

 

I have no desire to see anybody go to jail. I am not interested in finding out who did what, whether it be in the Flood tribunal, the Moriarty tribunal or any other tribunal. I am not a fan of prison and I am not convinced that it does much good for anybody. I am not in favour of old men, in particular, going to prison. I have said this before in respect of such people as General Pinochet. I want to see a clear identification of culpability by a competent court or tribunal. I am not interested in the imposition of penalties because it has an overtone of retribution.

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