LEBANESE SPEAKER AT GALWAY CONFERENCE DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM GOVERNMENT

Date Published: 17-Oct-2007

A Lebanese news editor is demanding an explanation from the Government over it's decision to refuse him a visa to address a peace conference in Galway last weekend.Editor of Hizbullah's weekly 'Al Intiqad' newspaper, Ibrahim Mousawi, was forced to address the Galway Alliance Against War conference on Sunday by audio link from Beirut after the Justice Department turned down his application for a visa.The Galway Alliance Against War sharply criticised the decision. Galway West TD Michael D Higgins made representations on the journalists behalf to Justice Minister Brian Lenihan.Mr Mousawi is now demanding a full explanation from the Government.