▁general ▁election . ▁Law lor ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁Flo od ▁Trib unal ▁several ▁times ▁and ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁on ▁three ▁occasions ▁( in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁six ▁weeks ) ▁in ▁Mount jo y ▁Pr ison ▁for ▁cont empt ▁of ▁court ▁ar ising ▁from ▁Or ders ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁requiring ▁him ▁to ▁co - oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁trib unal . ▁The ▁final ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁Trib unal , ▁eventually ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Justice ▁Alan ▁Mah on , ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Law lor ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁j ail ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁D á il ▁appearance ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁ignored ▁un pre ced ented ▁all - party ▁calls ▁for ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁In ▁what ▁the ▁Irish ▁Independent ▁described ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁sens ational ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁House ", ▁Law lor ▁was ▁released ▁tempor arily ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁to ▁mount ▁his ▁own ▁defence ▁during ▁an ▁hour - long ▁debate . ▁T aken ▁into ▁Le in ster ▁House ▁in ▁a ▁prison ▁van , ▁Law lor ▁sat ▁alone ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁while ▁the ▁five ▁party ▁leaders , ▁in ▁turn , ▁called ▁on ▁him ▁to ▁step ▁down . ▁Instead ▁Law lor ▁made ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁defence ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁position ▁during ▁a ▁ 2 0 - min