Dear Mr Glynn,
  
I am writing to you because I strongly believe Minister for Justice Michael McDowell TD is perverting the course of justice in connection with the growing set of legal and financial difficulties I have been struggling with for the past several years.
  
Although I am not a lawyer, and although I have long been finding it impossible to get what I regard as responsible legal help from a professional lawyer, I nevertheless found the following piece of information on the internet several weeks ago, and it appears (to me) to be entirely relevant to my case:
  
"In English or Irish law, perversion of the course of justice is a criminal offence in which someone acts in a manner that in some way prevents justice being served on either themselves or on a third party. Perverting the course of justice is an offence in common law. It carries a theoretical maximum sentence of life imprisonment, although no sentence of more than 10 years has been handed down in the past one hundred years."  (This piece of text has come from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverting_the_course_of_justice .)
 
In addition, but only after years of searching (without the benefit of professional legal help), I eventually found what appears to me to be the ideal solution for the particular set of legal difficulties I am experiencing: in the form of Article 13 ("Right to an effective remedy") of the Republic of Ireland's "European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003". 
  
Article 13 of the Act reads as follows: "Everyone whose rights and freedoms as set forth in this Convention are violated shall have an effective remedy before a national authority notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity."  (The full text of the Act can be viewed at http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2003_20.html .)
  
Though I wrote to Minister for Justice McDowell regarding my "Right to an effective remedy" on August 4th 2006, he appears to me to be completely ignoring the entire contents of my letter to him. The text of the letter in question can be seen at:
http://www.europeancourtofhumanrightswilliamfinnerty.com/JusticeMinisterMcDowell4August2006/Letter.htm
  
I feel I should try to point out, in the strongest possible way, that a large part of the contents of the letter to Minister for Justice McDowell at the above address relates to the extremely serious matter of unconstitutional legislation, which I believe Minister for Justice McDowell is knowingly playing a leading role in producing - as evidenced yet again very recently by the fact that, according to a report on last Thursday's Irish Independent Newspaper (i.e. March 29th 2007): "Justice Minister Michael McDowell was last night faced with an open revolt by 140 barristers over his controversial Criminal Justice Bill."  The barristers in question obviously realise, as I have found out to my EXTREME cost, that they cannot, at the present time, in any way rely on the parliamentarians to block unconstitutional legislation, even though it is their duty to do so; and, that neither can they rely on President Mary McAleese (our so called "Guardian of the Constitution") to block it either: in spite of the facts that a) she is a lawyer and b) she has first-class legal facilities for checking doubtful and dangerous legislation, facilities which are deeply embedded in Bunreacht na hEireann (the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland), and which cost her nothing to use. Please note that, as I believe you will already know, the matter of what I (and others) strongly suspect is unconstitutional legislation has resulted in plans for two huge rubbish dumps near my home in New Inn, and that one has already been built (in Kilconnell). For further information on my efforts to challenge the highly suspect legislation in question, which only the Supreme Court can decide on now regarding its constitutionality (as far as I know), please see the text of my appeal dated February 21st 2004 to An Bord Pleanala at the following address: http://www.finnachta.com/BordPleanalaAppeal.htm .  
  
As Minister for Justice McDowell appears to me to be acting in a manner that "prevents justice being served", and as perverting the course of justice is a criminal offence, I am copying this e-mail to Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy (Chief Commissioner of Police, Republic of Ireland): in the expectation that, as I understand is normal practice, the perpetrator of the crime being committed against me will be brought to justice by the law enforcement agencies, rather than by myself (i.e. the injured victim).
  
If for any reason Commissioner Conroy fails to implement the law relating to "perverting the course of justice", regarding the manner in which Minister for Justice McDowell is blocking an "effective remedy" through which I can receive justice, I would then like your advice on another possible solution to my legal difficulties, which I have found in a book titled "Principles of Irish Law" (by Dublin-based barrister and law-lecturer Brian Doolan). This relates to the following statement from his book (on page 9 the Fifth Edition): "The Supreme Court decided, in Byrne v Ireland (1972), that the State is a juristic person which can be sued for the wrongful acts of its public servants".  
  
In the event that Commissioner Conroy fails to take significant and meaningful action regarding the ongoing crime I am being subjected to by Minister for Justice McDowell, I would very much appreciate it if you could please advise me (in writing) as to how I can go about suing the State (i.e. Ireland) for the wrongful acts of the public servants in question. With regard to this possible course of action, I feel I should stress that a "To Whom It May Concern" letter from Dr Michael McCavert (GP) was sent to Minister for Justice McDowell by a senior social worker named Gerard Madden, who has been acting on my behalf for some time now. As can be seen in the electronic copy of his letter provided at the address just below, Dr McCavert has diagnosed me as suffering from "Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" - which (in his words) is "the result of traumas and stresses over years and these trauma and stresses have come at the hands of individuals and public officials and bodies that he has encountered in his struggles to try to correct environmental wrong doings". The texts of both Mr Madden's and Dr McCavert's letters can be seen at: http://www.europeancourtofhumanrightswilliamfinnerty.com/Constitution/GerardMadden7November2005/Letter.htm .
  
As you may already know, I understand that Mr Madden (Senior Social Worker) talked on the telephone last Wednesday (i.e. March 28th 2007) with Greg Nolan (lawyer at your law firm) regarding the possibility of having a meeting in Ballinasloe with him, for the purpose of discussing my case. Unfortunately, it appears Mr Madden eventually decided that such a meeting would not serve any useful purpose. My understanding of the overall situation relating to this aspect of things can be found in the e-mail text I sent yesterday to Gerard Madden, which can be viewed at:
http://www.europeancourtofhumanrightswilliamfinnerty.com/GerardMadden2April2007/Email.htm
  
Please note that the e-mail at the above address (dated April 2nd 2007) was copied to Greg Nolan, and to my brother (Gerald Finnerty) and my half-sister (Margie Dolan), who are both long standing clients of Hogan & Co.
  
As I stated in yesterday's e-mail (at the internet address immediately above), I have now decided to sever all links with your law firm (Hogan & Co) if you cannot help me regarding the assistance I seek from you in this letter. In such an event, I would then make a fresh start by seeking help from other law firms; and, as I trust you will understand, I believe it would be useful if I was in a position to place the legal papers connected with my home in New Inn (County Galway) in the offices of any new firm of lawyers I might find who are willing to assist me in a significant way - should it turn out, in your reply to this letter, that your law firm still cannot (or will not) provide me with such help. 
  
Later today I will send a printed and signed copy of this e-mail to you through the registered post.  
  
For future reference purposes, I will also place a copy of this e-mail at the following address later today:
http://www.europeancourtofhumanrightswilliamfinnerty.com/JohnGlynn3April2007/EmailLetter.htm 
  
I would be grateful if you could reply to me using my rented "forced exile" address in Northern Ireland, which I will write in by hand on the printed copy of this e-mail I will be sending to you through the registered post this afternoon. I hope to receive a written reply from you within the coming 21 days please.
  
I feel I should end by stating that (from my viewpoint) the most irresponsible aspect of the way my case is being handled, and by far the most difficult for me to cope with, relates to the fact that the above mentioned "To Whom It May Concern Letter" from my GP (Dr McCavert) has so far been completely ignored by so many senior public officials, and for so long. How those concerned can keep on justifying such complacency and such inaction, is well beyond my understanding; and, it is for this reason that I intend to try and make as many voters as possible aware of my unresolved legal difficulties during the run-up to the "2007 General Election (Republic of Ireland)", which I understand is due to take place in a few months time. My hope is that when everything else I have tried during the past several years, by way of attempting to get JUSTICE for myself, all appears to have completely failed, the manner in which general elections tend to focus peoples' minds might now somehow help me.
  
Yours sincerely,
  
  
William Finnerty
  
St Albans
New Inn
Ballinasloe
County Galway
Republic of Ireland.
  
Related internet web site: http://www.europeancourtofhumanrightswilliamfinnerty.com/index.htm
  
Temporary address in Northern Ireland: (Please see printed and signed copy to be sent through registered post).
  
  
 
PRINTED COPY TO:  Dr Michael McCavert, Omagh Health Centre, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
  
 
 

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