Thursday, October 09, 2008

Shannon Council backs inspections on suspected renditition flights

Shannon Town Council has passed a motion calling for inspections for suspected rendition flights passing through the Irish State.

The motion, proposed by long-standing Labour Cllr Greg Duff and seconded by party colleague and former Mayor of Shannon Cllr Tony McMahon, was unanimously passed.

According to the Irish Times newspaper, it stated that the nine-member council “supports the demand of the Irish Human Rights Commission for a system of inspection of foreign aircraft to ensure that Ireland is never, even unwittingly, an accessory to rendition or torture.”