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"A wonderful day": Sean FitzPatrick speaks outside court after judge directs acquittal
Summary
Sean FitzPatrick, former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, spoke outside the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin after Judge John Aylmer announced that he would direct the jury to acquit him of all charges. The judge cited flaws in the investigation into alleged refinancing of loans between 2002 and 2007, including witness coaching and contaminated statements. FitzPatrick said the prosecution had been a long, tiring, and difficult time for him and his family, and expressed relief that the trial was over. He thanked his legal team and the media for their restraint, and requested that his privacy and that of his family be respected in the coming days. The case was a retrial following the first trial in May 2015, which ended after legal arguments over the investigation's flaws. FitzPatrick was charged in December 2012 after being arrested at Bridewell Garda Station and faced 12 charges of making false or misleading statements to Anglo's auditors from 2002 to 2007.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "A wonderful day": Sean FitzPatrick speaks outside court after judge directs acquittal. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- May 2015 Incident
- December 2012 Incident
- 2002 and 2007 Other
- 2002 to 2007 Other
- 2017-05-23 Publication
Why: He said he was making his ruling because of real concerns that the defendant was being denied his constitutional right to a fair trial. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dublin District Court
- arrested at the Bridewell Garda Station
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