ute ▁speech ▁while ▁making ▁no ▁reference ▁at ▁all ▁to ▁the ▁un pre ced ented ▁joint ▁motion . ▁ ▁T ao ise ach ▁Bert ie ▁Ah ern , ▁who ▁himself ▁would ▁subsequently ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁over ▁cor ruption ▁alleg ations , ▁said ▁Law lor ▁had ▁repeatedly ▁let ▁politics ▁down ▁and ▁his ▁position ▁was ▁un ten able . ▁Law lor , ▁he ▁said , ▁had ▁been ▁committed ▁to ▁prison ▁three ▁times ▁and ▁political ▁life ▁was ▁" che ap ened " ▁by ▁this . ▁No ▁vote ▁was ▁required ▁as ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁ask ▁him ▁to ▁res ign ▁was ▁un anim ous . ▁Law lor ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁for ▁about ▁two ▁hours ▁on ▁third ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 8 - day ▁sentence ▁for ▁not ▁co - oper ating ▁with ▁the ▁Flo od ▁Trib unal . ▁As ▁the ▁D á il ▁sat ▁at ▁ 1 0 . 3 0 am , ▁Law lor ' s ▁legal ▁advis ers ▁were ▁pet ition ing ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁make ▁his ▁own ▁case ▁to ▁his ▁fellow ▁T D s . ▁High ▁Court ▁president ▁Justice ▁Joseph ▁Finn eg an ▁granted ▁the ▁request ▁but ▁laid ▁down ▁strict ▁conditions ▁on ▁Law lor ' s ▁release , ▁saying ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁from ▁Mount jo y ▁to ▁Le in ster ▁House , ▁stay ▁for ▁the ▁debate ▁and ▁then ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁j ail . ▁ ▁Death ▁Law lor ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁Mer cedes -