RIGHT-TO-SILENCE CONCERN
Right-to-silence concern
The Irish Civil Rights Association has expressed concern at renewed calls for the restriction and "perhaps effective abolition" of a suspect's right to silence. In a statement it said this was another "quick-fix" solution to crime that had more instant appeal than sound thinking behind it. "As always we seem intent on ignoring the documented experience of our next-door neighbour in our rush to injustice," said the statement.
The Irish Civil Rights Association has expressed concern at renewed calls for the restriction and "perhaps effective abolition" of a suspect's right to silence. In a statement it said this was another "quick-fix" solution to crime that had more instant appeal than sound thinking behind it. "As always we seem intent on ignoring the documented experience of our next-door neighbour in our rush to injustice," said the statement.
Further Information
Publisher: THE IRISH TIMES
Ref: IT/142
Published Date: 21-Aug-98
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