SF ministers challenge ban in court
From IRISH TIMES December 16th, 2000
Two Sinn Fein ministers in the North's Executive went to court yesterday
to reclaim the right to attend cross-Border meetings. The Minister for Education,
Mr Martin McGuinness, and Ms Bairbre de Brun, Minister for Health, challenged
a ban imposed by the First Minister, Mr David Trimble. In the High Court
in Belfast they applied for a judicial review of Mr Trimble's veto on them
attending meetings of the North-South Ministerial Council until the IRA
reengages with the arms decommissioning body. Mr Justice Kerr adjourned
the hearing until Tuesday. |
