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"The Culture of Coercion and Silence Needs to be Addressed" - Sorcha Clarke TD

There has been ongoing controversy over the proposals the government is bringing forward about ho...

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13.19 6 Feb 2022


"The Culture of Coercion and Silence Needs to be Addressed" - Sorcha Clarke TD


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There has been ongoing controversy over the proposals the government is bringing forward about how to address the claims brought by the Woman of Honour, former members of the Defence Forces who claim to have been the victim of sexual aggression and, in may cases, sexual assault while they were on duty.

The government has not ruled out a statutory commission of inquiry to get to the bottom of what exactly happened to those women. It has in the interim proposed a non-statutory investigation to have a scoping inquiry.

This week, Sinn Féin will use their Dáil time to press officially for a commission of investigation into the whole affair.

Sorca Clarke, TD for Longford-Westmeath is Sinn Fein’s Defence Spokesperson and she joined Gavan to discuss further.

 

Photograph: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

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