One of the women arrested at a protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza at Leinster House yesterday was ordered to strip naked and subjected to “absolutely disgusting” treatment, the Dáil has heard.
Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett read from a letter he received, detailing what he said was the treatment one of the Mothers Against Genocide protesters was subjected to.
They were “arrested very, very violently in some cases” despite being on a peaceful protest, he said.
One woman wrote: “I was stripped completely naked” and was told she “would be forced violently if I didn’t comply”.
“After removing my underwear they looked inside my…