‘Slab’ Murphy bids to halt trial
Prominent republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy is to get a High Court hearing in Dublin in a bid to prevent his trial for alleged revenue offences.
Thomas “Slab” Murphy has won a judicial review
Mr Murphy, 58, from County Louth, is being prosecuted after an investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau.
The charges allege he failed to furnish a return of his income, profits or gains for the years 1996/97 to 2004.
A prosecution solicitor said the court would hear judicial review proceedings brought by Mr Murphy on 18 November.
He was returned for trial to the Special Criminal Court last January from Dundalk District Court.
The court had remanded Mr Murphy on continuing bail until the end of December to allow the judicial review to proceed.
He was in court for the brief hearing.
The Special Criminal Court normally deals with terrorist-related offences.
However, the Director of Public Prosecutions has the discretion in any case to certify that ordinary courts are inadequate to deal with it and to send it for trial to the three-judge non-jury court.
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