WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON HERE? RTE One has made an entire documentary series protesting the unfair treatment of a Muslim Somali couple who were convicted of Female Genital Multilation on their 21 month old daughter. Three medical doctors and an FGM expert testified and objectively and separately agreed the child had been subjected to genital mutilation The parents claim she “fell on a toy” and they could not see the injury visibility but they felt the child could be bleeding “from inside”. The child was bleeding profusely and cauterization was needed to stop it. A second trial took place after it was found in the first trial that certain aspects, such as an allegedly incompetent translator, had led to an unsafe conviction. The DPP still felt evidence was strong enough to persist in having a re-trial. The jury could not reach a conclusive conclusion or verdict in the second trial. The parents now seek to have all charges against them dropped and want a pardon or apology from the high court and state.

RTE have set their sights on insisting this family are innocent victims of discrimination and racism.They say they found the

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