More Government incompetence costs the country money.

[glens abu]

 Maze escapee wins human rights case
Friday, 10 September 2010 12:36
The Government has lost a case in the European Court of Human Rights brought by former senior IRA member Brendan McFarlane.

The court ruled that proceedings taken against him have taken too long and has ordered that he be paid compensation.

Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane was commander of the IRA prisoners in the Maze during the 1981 hunger strike and led the mass escape from the prison two years later.

AdvertisementHe went on the run and was re-captured in the Netherlands along with fellow Maze escapee Gerry Kelly.

In 1998, Brendan McFarlane was charged in the Republic with kidnapping supermarket executive Don Tidey in 1983.

The case finally went ahead two years ago only to collapse when garda evidence was ruled inadmissible.

McFarlane then took a case to the European Court saying his human rights had been violated by the length of time involved in criminal proceedings.

The court in Strasbourg has upheld his complaint and dismissed the Irish Government's claims about domestic judicial solutions.

The State is to pay Mr McFarlane €15,000 in damages and costs.

[oakleafgael]

Maze escapee wins human rights case
Friday, 10 September 2010 12:36
The Government has lost a case in the European Court of Human Rights brought by former senior IRA member Brendan McFarlane.

The court ruled that proceedings taken against him have taken too long and has ordered that he be paid compensation.

Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane was commander of the IRA prisoners in the Maze during the 1981 hunger strike and led the mass escape from the prison two years later.

AdvertisementHe went on the run and was re-captured in the Netherlands along with fellow Maze escapee Gerry Kelly.

In 1998, Brendan McFarlane was charged in the Republic with kidnapping supermarket executive Don Tidey in 1983.

The case finally went ahead two years ago only to collapse when garda evidence was ruled inadmissible.

McFarlane then took a case to the European Court saying his human rights had been violated by the length of time involved in criminal proceedings.

The court in Strasbourg has upheld his complaint and dismissed the Irish Government's claims about domestic judicial solutions.

The State is to pay Mr McFarlane €15,000 in damages and costs.

It will hardly bother an Antrim man that much as its coming out of the pockets of the southern tax payer. It pails into insignificance compared to the possible £60 million fine due for payment because of the f**k ups at DARD.

[glens abu]

Maze escapee wins human rights case
Friday, 10 September 2010 12:36
The Government has lost a case in the European Court of Human Rights brought by former senior IRA member Brendan McFarlane.

The court ruled that proceedings taken against him have taken too long and has ordered that he be paid compensation.

Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane was commander of the IRA prisoners in the Maze during the 1981 hunger strike and led the mass escape from the prison two years later.

AdvertisementHe went on the run and was re-captured in the Netherlands along with fellow Maze escapee Gerry Kelly.

In 1998, Brendan McFarlane was charged in the Republic with kidnapping supermarket executive Don Tidey in 1983.

The case finally went ahead two years ago only to collapse when garda evidence was ruled inadmissible.

McFarlane then took a case to the European Court saying his human rights had been violated by the length of time involved in criminal proceedings.

The court in Strasbourg has upheld his complaint and dismissed the Irish Government's claims about domestic judicial solutions.

The State is to pay Mr McFarlane €15,000 in damages and costs.

It will hardly bother an Antrim man that much as its coming out of the pockets of the southern tax payer. It pails into insignificance compared to the possible £60 million fine due for payment because of the f**k ups at DARD.

Of course it bothers me,but glad for Bik 

[Minder]

Maze escapee wins human rights case
Friday, 10 September 2010 12:36
The Government has lost a case in the European Court of Human Rights brought by former senior IRA member Brendan McFarlane.

The court ruled that proceedings taken against him have taken too long and has ordered that he be paid compensation.

Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane was commander of the IRA prisoners in the Maze during the 1981 hungerstrike and led the mass escape from the prison two years later.

AdvertisementHe went on the run and was re-captured in the Netherlands along with fellow Maze escapee Gerry Kelly.

In 1998, Brendan McFarlane was charged in the Republic with kidnapping supermarket executive Don Tidey in 1983.

The case finally went ahead two years ago only to collapse when garda evidence was ruled inadmissible.

McFarlane then took a case to the European Court saying his human rights had been violated by the length of time involved in criminal proceedings.
The court in Strasbourg has upheld his complaint and dismissed the Irish Government's claims about domestic judicial solutions.

The State is to pay Mr McFarlane €15,000 in damages and costs.

It will hardly bother an Antrim man that much as its coming out of the pockets of the southern tax payer. It pails into insignificance compared to the possible £60 million fine due for payment because of the f**k ups at DARD.

What are you talking about? Sure "nobody was to blame" for the f**k up at DARD.

[Zapatista]

IN fairness he cost the British tax payer a hell of a lot more

[Tony Baloney]

Maze escapee wins human rights case
Friday, 10 September 2010 12:36
The Government has lost a case in the European Court of Human Rights brought by former senior IRA member Brendan McFarlane.

The court ruled that proceedings taken against him have taken too long and has ordered that he be paid compensation.

Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane was commander of the IRA prisoners in the Maze during the 1981 hungerstrike and led the mass escape from the prison two years later.

AdvertisementHe went on the run and was re-captured in the Netherlands along with fellow Maze escapee Gerry Kelly.

In 1998, Brendan McFarlane was charged in the Republic with kidnapping supermarket executive Don Tidey in 1983.

The case finally went ahead two years ago only to collapse when garda evidence was ruled inadmissible.

McFarlane then took a case to the European Court saying his human rights had been violated by the length of time involved in criminal proceedings.
The court in Strasbourg has upheld his complaint and dismissed the Irish Government's claims about domestic judicial solutions.

The State is to pay Mr McFarlane €15,000 in damages and costs.

It will hardly bother an Antrim man that much as its coming out of the pockets of the southern tax payer. It pails into insignificance compared to the possible £60 million fine due for payment because of the f**k ups at DARD.

What are you talking about? Sure "nobody was to blame" for the f**k up at DARD.

Aye sure apparently the Rt Hon Gildernew and her mates in the DUP managed to put a dent in the public purse to the tune of 200 million due to the an overestimate on the value of land. No-one was to blame.

[Main Street]

 McFarlane was called into a Garda station and apparently  unprompted, this veteran who survived years in the H Blocks, was supposed to have blurted out some incriminating statement which Det. Superintendent McElligott  forgot to enter into court evidence and only remembered about it at a later stage.
This so called "evidence" was ruled inadmissible after 10 years rolling around the different courts.
The interviews were recorded at the time and only contained blank air, as McFarlane had refused to answer any questions.
There was no evidence.


In Australia, in order to deal with the massive terrorist threats in the late 1970's  (everyone remembers those attacks, don't they?)
police verbals were allowed as admissible evidence. Years later when police verbals were challenged in the Appeals court, it was found nearly every one of the police verbals contained the magic line, "I did it, but you coppers/feckers won't get me".