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CCTV footage and secret recordings from Kinahan investigation admissible as evidence
Summary
In a Special Criminal Court hearing, Mr Justice Paul Coffey, Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin and Judge James Faughnan ruled that CCTV footage and covert audio recordings from six cars, collected during a Kinahan cartel investigation, may be admitted as evidence in the conspiracy to murder trial of Liam Brannigan, 37, who is charged with conspiring to murder Gary Hanley between 15 September and 6 November 2017. Brannigan pleaded not guilty. The State, represented by Seán Gillane SC, intends to use the material to show Brannigan was fully aware of the plot. Brannigan's counsel, Giollaiosa O Lideadha SC, had sought exclusion on grounds of unlawful procurement and privacy breaches, but the court found the evidence relevant and probative, and that the recordings were lawfully made and unaltered. The court also heard from Detective Superintendent William Johnson about the deployment of listening devices and the integrity of the chain of evidence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: CCTV footage and secret recordings from Kinahan investigation admissible as evidence. Charges or matters: conspiring to murder Gary Hanley at a location within the State between September 15th and November 6th, 2017. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- September 15th Hearing Or Sentence
- November 6th, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-10-30 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: conspiring to murder Gary Hanley at a location within the State between September 15th and November 6th, 2017 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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