Six Jobstown defendants acquitted of false imprisonment

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Six Jobstown defendants were found not guilty of false imprisonment, as reported on 1 July 2017.

The case followed a protest involving former Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser Karen O’Connell, who were trapped in a car for a period. The report said the jury deliberated for a few hours after an eight-week trial.