Crime and punishment

Madam, - Your edition of June 4th reports that a solicitor has been found guilty by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal of …

Madam, - Your edition of June 4th reports that a solicitor has been found guilty by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal of misappropriating €700,000 from a developer; €79,252 from a another man; €10,880 from five charities; €125,000 from the will of a Polish lady. . .in all, he misappropriated more than €1.6 million. He has been the subject of almost 40 complaints. He has been ordered to pay the money back and he may be struck off the solicitors' roll.

There are people doing time in Mountjoy Prison for not paying their parking fines. What do your readers think? - Yours, etc,

DERMOT KIRWAN,

Kilbarrack Road,

Dublin 5.