Serious charges

Today's Irish Times reports an imminent sentence by court-martial. This is sufficiently important to be granted prime position, top right above the fold on page 3.

A matelot in the Irish Navy is on several charges:

• unauthorised disclosure of the operation of State ships;
• aiding drug running;
• possession of cocaine ...

and, most heinous (if not inexplicable) of all:

• being in possession of eight counterfeit hair straighteners.

This last is:

considered prejudicial to good order and discipline under military law.

The mind boggles. Sphere: Related Content