After a lengthy hiatus, the Irish Defence Forces have filled the position of Director of Military Prosecutions.
The Irish Examiner reports:
A military spokesman said: “The Director of Military Prosecutions (DMP) is the military equivalent of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Cases are prosecuted on the direction of the DMP and so this could not happen while the office was vacant.
“On a practical level, the Director appoints prosecutors and may give directions during the course of a court-martial, and so such activities were not possible in the absence of a Director.”
The spokesman said there are currently five courts-martial and five appeals pending with the Court Martial Administrator, involving a wide variety of charges and alternative charges.
The Defence Force caseload is modest, judging by
this Irish Times summary: there have been only 22 prosecutions in the last four years.
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