Joe Costello
Question:53 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s position on the re-imprisonment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30076/04]
View answerWednesday, 24 November 2004
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I share the Deputy's concerns about the arrest of this person and the background to the case. I understand that he has since been released from police custody and was placed under house arrest for one week. These steps appear to have been taken because the Israeli authorities believed that he had contravened restrictions imposed on him concerning contacts with the media and with foreign citizens. These conditions formed part of the terms for his release from prison at the end of the prison sentence which he had served.