Richard Boyd Barrett Demands Irish Support for Daniel Tatlow-Davali
Richard Boyd Barrett urged the Taoiseach to make a public statement to the German government in support of Daniel Tatlow-Davali, an Irish citizen jailed in Germany and due to go on trial next Monday. He says Daniel Tatlow-Davali and four fellow activists were detained after a peaceful direct action against Elbit Systems and are being tried under legislation normally used for organised criminals.
Richard Boyd Barrett outlines that Daniel Tatlow-Davali has been incarcerated in a German high-security prison for 11 months alongside four other activists. He says the action was a filmed, peaceful protest with no resisted arrests, and that the trial begins next Monday.
The Taoiseach responded that consular services have been made available and that the government will do everything it can to uphold the human rights of Irish citizens abroad. He also stressed that the courts and legal systems in other jurisdictions must take their course and that Ireland cannot interfere with ongoing court processes.
Boyd Barrett frames the action as a protest against Elbit Systems, which produce weapons in Germany for the Israeli regime and are implicated in what he describes as genocide against the Palestinian people. He highlights concern that activists are being prosecuted under laws usually reserved for organised criminals and calls on the Irish government to speak up for its citizens.
The speaker warns that how the state responds will affect consular protection standards and the perceived right of Irish citizens to engage in peaceful direct action abroad. The video records the request to the Taoiseach and the official reply about human rights advocacy and non-interference in judicial proceedings.
Case details
Richard Boyd Barrett outlines that Daniel Tatlow-Davali has been incarcerated in a German high-security prison for 11 months alongside four other activists. He says the action was a filmed, peaceful protest with no resisted arrests, and that the trial begins next Monday.
Government response
The Taoiseach responded that consular services have been made available and that the government will do everything it can to uphold the human rights of Irish citizens abroad. He also stressed that the courts and legal systems in other jurisdictions must take their course and that Ireland cannot interfere with ongoing court processes.
Context and concerns
Boyd Barrett frames the action as a protest against Elbit Systems, which produce weapons in Germany for the Israeli regime and are implicated in what he describes as genocide against the Palestinian people. He highlights concern that activists are being prosecuted under laws usually reserved for organised criminals and calls on the Irish government to speak up for its citizens.
Potential consequences
The speaker warns that how the state responds will affect consular protection standards and the perceived right of Irish citizens to engage in peaceful direct action abroad. The video records the request to the Taoiseach and the official reply about human rights advocacy and non-interference in judicial proceedings.
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Transcript
Taoiseach, I'm asking you to make a public statement directed at the German government in support of Daniel Tatlo-Davali who is an Irish citizen who has been incarcerated along with four other fellow activists in a German high-security prison for 11 months who is going on trial next Monday because he was involved in a direct action against Elbit Systems who produce weapons in Germany for the Israeli regime and it's genocide against the Palestinian people and who's been tried under legislation which is normally reserved for organized criminals. His treatment and the treatment of his fellows activists outrageous it was a peaceful it was a direct action but it was a peaceful protest they even filmed themselves and made no resisted arrests in no way they're being treated shockingly and they are on trial and it starts next Monday and the Irish government should speak up in support of these active Irish citizens. My understanding is that consular services have been made available to those involved in this I mean you haven't defined what you mean by direct action and obviously we will do everything we can to uphold the human rights of any Irish citizen in any jurisdiction and that will continue and we continue to do that and obviously the courts and the legal system in a given country will also have to take its course and we don't have the capacity to interfere or intervene in the court processes and the hearing of a particular case but we can and do advocate for citizens in terms of that their basic human rights would be respected in all circumstances.