Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Wed 07 Jul 2008Immigrant body lodges Garda complaint over Myers article
A COMPLAINT has been lodged with the Garda to investigate whether an article by newspaper columnist Kevin Myers has breached incitement to hatred legislation.
The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) yesterday lodged a complaint at Pearse Street Garda station, Dublin, and with the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI) about the article, which was published in the Irish Independentlast week with the heading, "Africa is giving nothing to anyone - apart from Aids".
Choose a Subscription type - required
