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Chairman warns against posting of images from McCabe tribunal online
2018-01-17
Hearing Or Decision
Summary
Mr Justice Peter Charleton, chairman of the Disclosures Tribunal, cautioned journalists and the public against posting photographs taken on mobile phones during the inquiry. He referred to a mobile‑phone photo of a document displayed on a computer screen that was posted online, which made a derogatory reference to former Garda John Wilson. Charleton stated that he had no reason to believe Wilson was anything other than a person of exemplary character, and noted that the reference had not been mentioned by tribunal counsel or in the transcripts. Wilson is not a subject of the tribunal's terms of reference. Charleton urged that images should not be posted online and that mobile phones should not be used to record them at the tribunal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Chairman warns against posting of images from McCabe tribunal online. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 15 May 2015 Other
- 20 October 2015 Other
- 2018-01-17 Publication
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