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Legal argument in explosives trial
Summary
In a Special Criminal Court hearing, Philip McKevitt, 62, of Aghaboys, Mount Pleasant, Dundalk, pleaded not guilty to possessing explosive substances. The prosecution alleges that after Gardaí entered his shed on 22 May 2010, they found an improvised trailer with two gas cylinders adapted to cause an explosion. The trial will resume tomorrow before Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, with Judges Sinead Ni Chulachain and James Faughnan presiding.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Legal argument in explosives trial. Charges or matters: the possession of explosive substances at Aghaboys, Mount Pleasant on May 22nd, 2010. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- May 22nd, 2010 Incident
- 2016-12-12 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the possession of explosive substances at Aghaboys, Mount Pleasant on May 22nd, 2010 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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