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Trial of man accused of helping Kinahan murder plot opens

Date
2021-11-09

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

The trial of Douglas Glynn (37) opened at the Special Criminal Court, where he pleaded not guilty to assisting in a plot to murder James Gately by placing a tracker device on his car. Prosecutors allege Glynn participated in directing the activities of a criminal organisation between December 7, 2016, and April 6, 2017, to target Gately. The State's case relies on circumstantial evidence, including CCTV, mobile phone data, and tracking devices. It is alleged that Glynn travelled to Belfast with Peter Keating and David Duffy on March 30, 2017, to place the device on Gately's vehicle. Keating (40) previously pleaded guilty to directing the activities of a criminal organisation relating to the targeting of Gately and was jailed for 11 years. Imre Arakas (63) was jailed for six years in December 2018 after admitting to conspiring to murder Gately in Northern Ireland between April 3 and 4, 2017. Stephen Fowler (62) and David Duffy (33) have also been jailed for providing logistical support to the plot. The trial, presided over by a three-judge panel, is expected to last three weeks.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Trial of man accused of helping Kinahan murder plot opens. Charges or matters: directing the activities of a criminal organisation between December 7, 2016, and April 6, 2017, within and outside the State relating to the targeting of Mr Gately; assisting in the plot to murder Mr Gately by placing a tracker device on his car. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

December 7, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
April 6, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
December 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
April 3 Hearing Or Sentence
April 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
April 3, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
April 4, 2017 Incident
February 28, 2017 Incident
February 2017 Other
March 28, 2017 Other
March 30, 2017 Other
2021-11-09 Publication

Why: Mr McGinn said it is the State's case that there was "an ongoing plan" to target Mr Gately because he was a "allegedly a member of a rival organisation" to those targeting him. CNI source report

Case subjects

Douglas Glynn

Defendant

Charges: assisting in the plot to murder Mr Gately by placing a tracker device on his car; directing the activities of a criminal organisation between December 7, 2016, and April 6, 2017, within and outside the State relating to the targeting of Mr Gately (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Imre Arakas

Convicted Person

Charges: directing the activities of a criminal organisation between December 7, 2016, and April 6, 2017, within and outside the State relating to the targeting of Mr Gately (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: Imre Arakas (63) was jailed by the Special Criminal Court for six years in December 2018, after he admitted to conspiring with others to murder Gately in Northern Ireland between April 3 and 4, 2017. In September, Peter Keating (40) of Rowlagh Green, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 was jailed for 11 years after he pleaded guilty to directing the activities of a criminal organisation between December 7, 2016, and April 6, 2017, within and outside the State relating to the targeting of Mr Gately.

Peter Keating

Convicted Person

Charges: directing the activities of a criminal organisation between December 7, 2016, and April 6, 2017, within and outside the State relating to the targeting of Mr Gately (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Peter Keating (40) of Rowlagh Green, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 was jailed for 11 years after he pleaded guilty to directing the activities of a criminal organisation between December 7, 2016, and April 6, 2017, within and outside the State relating to the targeting of Mr Gately.