THE Governor of Mountjoy Prison has been asked to explain why Enoch Burke was moved from the Dublin prison.
Mr Burke said he is now in Castlerea Prison, in Co. Roscommon, which he claimed was a breach of the High Court order under which he had recently been jailed for contempt of court.
‘I am not being detained in accordance with the order of January 19, which stated that I would be conveyed to Mountjoy Prison and lodged therein,’ he told Judge Brian Cregan.
‘I am asking, have you investigated that? I suspect I am down here by sleight of hand, to deprive me of my access to the courts, which the court has sought to do from the beginning.
‘It’s hypocritical of the courts to imprison me immediately and repeatedly for the breach of an order, and then when the court is brought a manifest breach of its order, it is perfectly unconcerned about it.’
Enoch’s brother, Dr Isaac Burke, told the court on Monday that Enoch was moved from Mountjoy, at 9.30am on Sunday, with no prior notice or explanation given.
Judge Cregan said that he was concerned about a potential breach, but said Mr Burke must set out in writing what remedy he sought, and what evidence he had.
The judge told Mr Burke that he was proposing to join the Governor of Mountjoy Prison as a notice party, and allow him a few days to prepare a response.
He said the registrar would contact the governor and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor to notify them, and that he wanted a barrister for the governor to attend court.
Judge Cregan said that Mr Burke could bring the matter before the court again next Tuesday.