Michael McKevitt refused appeal bid over directing terrorism

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Michael McKevitt was refused permission by the Court of Criminal Appeal to appeal his conviction for directing terrorism to the Supreme Court. The proceedings were reported on 20 May 2014.

McKevitt was convicted of directing terrorist activities in 2003. His lawyers argued that section 29 search warrants, later deemed unconstitutional, amounted to a newly discovered fact supporting a miscarriage of justice application. The Court of Criminal Appeal rejected the route and called the application misconceived.