Political Criminality ?

Haunted by The Spectre of Political Criminality
by theirishobserver.blogspot.com

The resignation of Green Party Junior Minister, Trevor Sargent one week after the resignation of Willie O Dea, is a sad day for Irish politics. After all that has happened in Irish politics, lessons have not been learned.

Those who hold Ministerial Office must not only be above criminality but must be seen to be above criminality. The vast majority of our politicians over many generations have held their office with dignity and professionalism. Yet the actions of a small number of politicians have condemned Leinster House to be Haunted by the Spectre of Political Criminality.

The Irishobserver.blogspot.com has been provided with legal documentation that clearly shows that the former Minister for Justice, Mr John O Donoghue TD used his office in such a way as to at best give the impression that he had criminal intent. Mr John O Donoghue TD is a man who cannot claim legal ignorance as he is in fact a qualified Solicitor. Mr John O Donoghue TD is a man that knows that Bunreacht NA hEireann clearly sets out in its Articles and in particular Article 35 the clear line that must exist between the Judicial Process and the Political Establishment. Mr John O Donoghue TD knows well that even modern day interpretations of the Constitution by the Supreme Court demand that Justice be seen to be done. That all persons are treated equal before the law.

From the legal documentation provided to theirishobserver.blogspot.com it is clear that John O Donoghue TD had criminal intent in relation to at least one criminal trial, it is clear that John O Donoghue TD believed that he could use his office to influence the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to a criminal case and that such criminal activity would like so much else go undiscovered. It is absolutely clear from the legal documentation provided to theirishobserver.blogspot.com that the DPP was indeed contacted by a politician at the same time as these legal documents show O Donoghue's secretary preparing a draft letter to the DPP in relation to the same criminal case.

It is clear from the legal documentation provided to theirishobserver.blogspot.com that the DPP failed in his duty when they did not pass this criminal communication directly on to the Gardai for full investigation. If any ordinary citizen tried to interfere with a criminal case they would face prosecution for at least Attempting to Pervert the Course of Justice.

How can the citizens of this State be expected to act as good citizens if those who hold high office appear to send out the message that crime pays as long as you can get away with it. How can we expect high standards from those in society when some of those who hold high office continually drag the political establishment into the gutter. How can we expect young people to abide by the rule of law when people qualified in the knowledge of our law use that knowledge to act in a criminal fashion or are seen to act in a criminal fashion. It is clear from the legal documentation provided to theirishobserver.blogspot.com that John O Donoghue TD is a man not fit to hold office or even sit on the back benches.

A person holding high office who makes the slightest infraction on our laws and on our Constitution is a person much worse in nature than the person of the most heinous criminal disposition. It is even more grievous that at the very time that Mr O Donoghue was at best seen to be abusing his position he was spouting about Zero tolerance of any infraction of our laws and good citizenship.
The legal documentation provided to theirishobserver.blogspot.com shows that Mr O Donoghue TD more so than any before him has ensured that Leinster House will continue to be Haunted by the Spectre of Political Criminality.

Theirishobserver.blogspot.com is well aware of Mr O Donoghue's access to well paid Senior Council yet theirishobserver.blogspot.com will not be a coward like so many others, theirishobserver.blogspot.com will not be driven into silence by the suited rent boys of the Goldmines, theirishobserver.blogspot.com has the legal documentation to show beyond all reasonable doubt that Mr John O Donoghue TD did at very best have criminal intent while holding the office of Minister for Justice, he will be helped and supported in that criminality only by those who are equally as criminal in nature.

It is then no surprise that Willie O Dea and Trevor Sargent have fallen into this political quagmire, the question is, why has O Donoghue and others got away with it, while good Politicians like Willie and Trevor have paid a heavy price.