Irish Politicians Urge Dublin to Monitor Ulm 5 Trial as Activists Face €1 Million Damage Case
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 24
Irish Politicians Urge Dublin to Monitor Ulm 5 Trial as Activists Face €1 Million Damage Case
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 24
Summary
A seven-member cross-party Irish delegation urged Dublin to send observers to the Stuttgart trial of the Ulm 5 and press Germany over Irish defendant Daniel Tatlow-Devally’s detention when Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits next week.
Farrell said Tatlow-Devally is held 23 hours a day in a 5x2-metre cell and gets only one hour of visits a month, while delegates were barred from discussing the case with him.
At the hearing, the politicians also criticized glass barriers that they said prevent defendants from freely consulting lawyers and fully participating in proceedings; defense lawyers have repeatedly raised the same complaint.
German prosecutors say the five activists caused about €1 million in damage during a September attack on an Elbit Systems site in Ulm, and the defendants face charges including membership of a criminal organisation.
That section 129 charge has helped keep the group in pre-trial detention beyond six months, with the court citing flight risk; if convicted, they face up to five years in prison.