The former Century Radio director, Mr Oliver Barry, completed his evidence to the tribunal yesterday and then launched a strong attack on the "tribunal inquisitors" who have been questioning him since last August.
In a statement distributed to the media after he left the witness box, Mr Barry accused "tribunal inquisitors" of creating an "adverse innuendo" from time to time that he was concealing information. This was "grossly unfair".
Referring to his failure to disclose all bank accounts held in his name, Mr Barry attributed this to a "genuine failure in my recollection" and the absence of any documents remaining in his possession.
Mr Barry said his appearance before the tribunal had taken a "great toll" on him personally. "I found it a huge intrusion on my personal and family privacy, something I would not wish to see happen to any other citizen".
He had been involved almost on a full-time basis since last August and this had resulted in considerable loss because of the costs involved and the impact it had on his business. Mr Barry said he had had to borrow money from the banks to meet his costs, which he estimated would exceed £400,000.
Mr Barry said he felt "somewhat aggrieved" that he was required to provide minute details of his business going back over 13 years when other large corporate bodies were not required to do so.
