5-year trial: Colin Duffy and Henry Fitzsimons acquitted of terrorism charges in Northern Ireland due to insufficient covert recordings.

5-year trial concludes with Colin Duffy and Henry Fitzsimons acquitted of terrorism charges in Northern Ireland. Judge rules covert recordings, central to the Crown's case, did not meet the standard to secure convictions. The pair faced charges related to a gun attack on a police convoy in north Belfast in 2013, including preparing and directing terrorism, and membership or professing to be members of the IRA.

March 21, 2024
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