DETECTIVES IN MURPHY CASE TO FACE TRIAL
Detectives in Murphy case to face trial
TWO Garda detectives accused of lying under oath during the trial of Colm Murphy will be tried in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Detective Garda John Fahy and Detective Garda Liam Donnelly are charged with falsely swearing evidence in the Special Criminal Court which saw Murphy sentenced to 14 years over the terror attack. Murphy today won an appeal against his conviction.
Judge John Coughlan today ordered that the detectives, based in Carrickmacross, would appear in the Circuit Criminal Court where a trial date will 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 1998 atrocity in which a bomb exploded in Omagh's Market Street killing 29 people including a woman pregnant with twins.
TWO Garda detectives accused of lying under oath during the trial of Colm Murphy will be tried in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Detective Garda John Fahy and Detective Garda Liam Donnelly are charged with falsely swearing evidence in the Special Criminal Court which saw Murphy sentenced to 14 years over the terror attack. Murphy today won an appeal against his conviction.
Judge John Coughlan today ordered that the detectives, based in Carrickmacross, would appear in the Circuit Criminal Court where a trial date will 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 1998 atrocity in which a bomb exploded in Omagh's Market Street killing 29 people including a woman pregnant with twins.
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Publisher: TYRONE HERALD
Ref: TYH/009
Published Date: 24-Jan-05
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