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Career Criminal who kidnapped and tortured Kevin Lunney fails in 'moot' appeal over non-jury trial

2025-01-20 · Cavan, Cavan · Court of Appeal

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A man serving a 30-year sentence for the kidnapping and torture of a Quinn Industrial Holdings director has failed in his Court of Appeal challenge against a refusal to extend time for seeking judicial review of his non-jury trial. Alan Harte was convicted in the Special Criminal Court of falsely imprisoning and causing serious harm to Kevin Lunney at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, County Cavan on 17 September 2019. Harte had sought to challenge the Director of Public Prosecutions' decision to prosecute him before the Special Criminal Court rather than the ordinary courts, arguing the court's continued existence exceeded statutory powers. The High Court dismissed his application on the grounds it was brought outside the three-month time limit. Ms Justice Tara Burns dismissed the appeal today, finding the legal issues raised were "moot" and that no practical benefit would arise from determining them, as Harte's trial had concluded and the Special Criminal Court's validity had been upheld by the Supreme Court.

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