Jim Mansfield Jnr trial hears false imprisonment claim

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Jim Mansfield Jnr was being tried for alleged false imprisonment at the Special Criminal Court on 10 November 2020.

The prosecution witness Martin Byrne told the court he believed Mansfield had arranged for a gang to imprison him, while Mansfield faces a separate charge alleging an attempt to pervert the course of justice.

During cross-examination, Byrne denied suggestions that he exaggerated his importance, and the trial was due to continue the following day.