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Ruling Next Week on Whether Burkes in Contempt of Court
The High Court will decide if Martina and Ammi Burke obstructed justice by disrupting proceedings related to Enoch Burke’s legal challenge against his dismissal, the judge said.
- Next week the High Court in Dublin will decide if Martina Burke and Ammi Burke face jail or fines for contempt of court after their conduct at last Friday's hearing.
- The contempt process stems from the women's conduct during proceedings linked to Enoch Burke's challenge against the Disciplinary Appeals Panel after its 13 December hearing, which later said it would reconvene, prompting his allegations that chair Seán Longáin committed perjury.
- During the hearing, Martina Burke waved the Irish constitution, banged the desk and shouted, while Ammi Burke said she 'won't sit silently by' defending her brother.
- Mr Justice Brian Cregan will hear submissions from Martina Burke and Ammi Burke, and could impose fines or imprisonment if found in contempt, also considering a DPP referral.
- The litigation has accrued almost €32,000 in legal costs, with Enoch Burke held at Mountjoy Prison, while two members of the Disciplinary Appeals Panel resigned last month on legal advice.
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High Court judge to decide next week in Martina and Ammi Burke contempt case
The judge also said he would decide later on Enoch Burke's claim of perjury in an affidavit sworn by the former chairman of the disciplinary appeals panel hearing his appeal against his dismissal from Wilson's Hospital School in Westmeath
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