State to argue future of non-jury SCC should be left to politicians
Claim that the Special Criminal Court is underpinned by “temporary” or “emergency” legislation will also be rejected by government
It is for politicians to decide on the future of the non-jury Special Criminal Court, the state will argue as part of a high-profile case challenging its legality.
It will also reject a claim that the Special Criminal Court (SCC) is underpinned by “temporary” or “emergency” legislation, as alleged by Jonathan Dowdall, a former Sinn Féin councillor charged with the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin in February 2016.
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