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2019 Ashers Bakery Case to go to the European Over €1,500 In Cash And
65,000 Cigarettes Seized
21st, Court of Human Rights In Cork C

August he decision to take the so- against the United Kingdom, the McArthur family, who
called “gay cake” case to a member state to the
run the bakery in Belfast, in a
Tthe European Court of European Court.” unanimous ruling in London. President & Founding
Publisher
| Human Rights has disappointed the rights of business owners case in the county court and Paddy McCarthy
Mr Lee said: “I’d fight for
Mr Lee initially won his
EXAMINER ery in Belfast won a Supreme to be able to hold their own then at the Northern Ireland Associate Publisher
Christiancampaigners.
Editor
The owners of Ashers bak-
Grahame Curtis
Court of Appeal, but the
religious beliefs. I have my
Court appeal last year over a
McArthurs then challenged
own beliefs.
“But that’s not what my
IRISH claim that they had discrimi- case has ever been about. those rulings at a Supreme Marc-Yves Tumin
Court hearing in Belfast in
nated against a customer by
News Editor
David Carter
refusing to make a cake iced
This is about limited compa-
May.
Revenue officers have seized over
with a pro-gay marriage mes- nies being somehow able to The Christian Institute has 65,000 unstamped cigarettes and Arts & Entertainment Editor
sage. pick and choose which cus- branded the latest legal action €1,530 in cash in Cork City. Brad Balfour
Now that ruling is to be tomers they will serve. It’s “an attack on freedom of The search of a residential proper- Sales Director
challenged, on the basis that such a dangerous precedent.” expression, religion and ty was carried out, under warrant, as John O’Rourke
it “failed to give appropriate In October last year five belief” and said the Supreme
weight” to the human rights justices at the UK’s highest Court ruling “must be robust- part of an intelligence-led operation Classified Advertising
John O’Rourke
of Gareth Lee, who first court allowed a challenge by ly defended”. C targeting the illegal sale of tobacco
brought legal action. products. Art Director
Mr Lee, a gay rights The cigarettes, branded Minsk, Heidi Gross Kelley
activist, claimed he had been Marlboro and NZ, were discovered Contributors
Joe Murphy, Joe Kavanagh, C.S.
discriminated against when on Thursday with the assistance of O’Brien, Mike Fitzpatrick, Seamus
the firm refused to make him detector dog, Eva. Kelleher, Bert Randolph Sugar, John
a cake bearing the slogan The cigarettes had a combined Mooney, Neil McDaid, Aine Fox, Sean
McCarthy, Mike Bowen, Marc-Yves
“Support Gay Marriage”. retail value of over €39,000, repre- Tumin, Jack McGrath, Charley Brady,
Lawyers from Phoenix senting a loss to the Exchequer of Patrick Hurley, Catherine Wylie, Alicia
Law, acting for Mr Lee, said: approximately €31,000. Colon, Jason Gallagher, Jackie Cahill, Bill
Daly, Jim McKeon
“The latest legal battle does Officers also seized €1,530 cash,
not directly implicate the suspecting it to be the proceeds of, or Contributing Photographers
owners of Ashers Bakery or intended for use in criminal activity. Leo Doyle, Danny McCabe, Roger
Wong
challenge their right to pri- A Lithuanian man, aged in his 30s,
vately hold religious/political was questioned. Circulation
John Philip, Manager
views. The man appeared at Cork District North East - Paul Hamrock
“Instead the case will be West Coast - Jim Clement
Court on Friday where Judge Patricia Historian
O’Dwyer & Bernstien, LLP Harney granted Revenue officers a Events Consultant
Joseph Walsh
three-month cash detention order to
Attorneys-at-Law allow for further investigations to be Timothy Murphy
carried out.
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