The Sinn Féin leader is defending the party's decision not to immediately involve Gardaí in the complaint made against Brian Stanley.
Mary Lou McDonald: “I'm very surprised to hear the term kangaroo court used in terms of due process."Sinn Féin’s decision to hold an internal inquiry into a complaint made against Brian Stanley before contacting Garda í was ‘absolutely appropriate,’ Mary Lou McDonald has toldSinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the disciplinary panel was set up to investigate a complaint made against Deputy Stanley by a “longstanding member of the party”.
“The application fairly and evenly of party rules, which included, in Deputy Stanley's case, his decision, which he was entitled to, to have his solicitor and a barrister with him throughout the process. “The initial complaint came to the party at the end of July and the process, the disciplinary process, began in August,” she said.“Had it been a criminal matter at that stage, of course it would have gone directly to An Garda Síochána – we don't investigate criminal matters.Deputy McDonald said a preliminary report was compiled by the inquiry team which was then sent to both party members, the party chair and the head of the party’s disciplinary process.
“But I am much more comfortable, much happier as the party leader, given that there is a serious complaint and a serious counter-allegation, that these matters are now in the hands of An Garda Síochána.Deputy Stanley’s resignation came days after Kildare TD Patricia Ryan quit the party, claiming she felt “pushed” out by party leadership.
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