Jim Mansfield Jnr denied bail variation over false imprisonment charges

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Jim Mansfield Jnr was refused a bail variation at the Special Criminal Court on 19 February 2020 while facing false imprisonment charges. The application sought permission to travel from Ireland to Malaga for his mother’s 75th birthday celebration.

The court declined the request after hearing that Mansfield had surrendered his passport under bail conditions. He is due to stand trial on charges involving alleged false imprisonment and attempting to pervert the course of justice.