Not happy…
Bertie Ahern walked out of a German TV interview after being asked about the Mahon Tribunal.
The interview was with Deutsche Welle, and at one point the former Taoiseach became visibly uncomfortable when questioning from presenter Tim Sebastian turned to the tribunal.
Have a look at the segment in the interview below…
A first on #dwZone: The former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern called a halt to our interview after Tim Sebastian raised the financial scandal that led to Ahern's resignation as PM.
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Ahern refused to answer any questions on the subject. However, Sebastian pushed him on the subject asking, “Did you clear your name?”
Ahern replied: “Yes, I did. I’m quite happy I cleared my name.”
But Sebastian pushed him on it saying that the tribunal never reversed its decision.
“The tribunal gave its views,” Ahern replied. “And I gave my evidence. I was very happy with my evidence.”
When the questioning continued, Ahern eventually said: “I’ve dealt with that issue and I am not saying any more about that issue.”
Clearly not going to get an answer on the subject, Sebastian attempted to continue the interview. But Ahern said that he’d agreed to talk about the Good Friday Agreement only and walked out.
“I agreed to meet you on the Good Friday agreement. We have done that so we are finished. Thank you very much,” he said.
You can watch the full interview here…
Video via DW English
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