Colin Hoey jailed for contempt after missing witness order

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Colin Hoey was jailed for 21 days and fined €2,000 for contempt of court at the High Court on 24 November 2020.

He pleaded guilty after failing to attend the Central Criminal Court to answer a witness order during Aaron Brady’s murder trial. The court heard that threats backed by criminal or paramilitary elements had been made before Hoey failed to give evidence.

The judge said disobeying a witness order was serious and imposed the short custodial sentence to mark the matter’s gravity.