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Bertie initiates High Court challenge to Mahon
Read more about: Bertiegate, Corruption, Scandal, Tribunals
Surprising and yet not surprising, although there was a hint in the government’s refusal to take FG’s Mahon motion a couple of weeks ago. Apparently at issue: his seemingly troublesome statement to the Dail that his tax affairs were in order, advice he received from a financial expert, and documentation for Mahon questions to him about his foreign currency lodgments. That’s a lot of grounds for dispute. One wonders if he’ll now be “taking the fifth” (as the Americans would say) at his next Mahon appearance with these subjects now in legal dispute. One also wonders about the Green patience level.
I’d imagine they’d be none too happy at this development after last week…
Bertie goes to the court to stop a tribunal looking at documents, if that dosent say, “I have something to hide”. Then nothing does
At the very least, his attempted shielding of his Dail comments invites comparison between what he said outside and inside the Dail.