Israeli navy soldiers seen in video boarding one of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s vessels as it approached the coast of Gaza. Photograph: Global Sumud Flotilla via AP
Irish citizens who were detained after their Gaza bound flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces have been denied access to lawyers, the Dáil has heard.
Sinn Féin foreign affairs spokesman Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire says he has received confirmation that a legal firm had received calls from participants “that immigration authorities have already begun conducting hearings on their deportation and detention orders in the Ashdod port”, without prior notice to their lawyers.
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris said he understands Irish citizens had identified potential sources of legal representation on the ground and “I’ll certainly take that up as soon as I leave here.”
Israeli forces have inte
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