GARDA DETECTIVES TO FACE TRAIL
Garda detectives to face trial
TWO Garda detectives accused of lying on oath during the trial of Colm Murphy, the only man convicted over the Omagh bomb, will be tried in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, it emerged on Friday.
Detective Garda John Fahy and Detective Garda Liam Donnelly are charged with falsely swearing evidence saw Murphy sentenced to 14 years over the terror attack. However, on Friday Murphy won an appeal against his conviction.
On Friday Judge John Coughlan ordered that the detectives, based in Carrickmacross, would appear in the Circuit Criminal Court for a trial date
to be set.
Dublin District Court heard the two officers would be returned to trial during the present sittings of the court. It is understood a trial date will be set within the next eight weeks. The detectives were one of three teams to question Murphy over the Real IRA atrocity in August 1998.
TWO Garda detectives accused of lying on oath during the trial of Colm Murphy, the only man convicted over the Omagh bomb, will be tried in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, it emerged on Friday.
Detective Garda John Fahy and Detective Garda Liam Donnelly are charged with falsely swearing evidence saw Murphy sentenced to 14 years over the terror attack. However, on Friday Murphy won an appeal against his conviction.
On Friday Judge John Coughlan ordered that the detectives, based in Carrickmacross, would appear in the Circuit Criminal Court for a trial date
to be set.
Dublin District Court heard the two officers would be returned to trial during the present sittings of the court. It is understood a trial date will be set within the next eight weeks. The detectives were one of three teams to question Murphy over the Real IRA atrocity in August 1998.
Further Information
Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/1781
Published Date: 27-Jan-05
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