Man charged with gun possession and INLA membershi

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Man charged with gun possession and INLA membership

A Dublin man was charged at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court
today with having a Kalashnikov assault rifle and ammunition in the city on
Thursday and with membership of the INLA.

Denis Dwyer (aged 22) a plumber, of Drumcarra Avenue, Jobstown, Tallaght was
charged with the unlawful possession of a Kalashnikov- style assault rifle
and 21 rounds of .223 inch ammunition at Camden St on Thursday.

He was also charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling
itself the Irish National Liberation Army, otherwise the INLA, on the same
date.

Garda Terence Gleeson, Harcourt Terrace, gave evidence of arresting Dwyer at
1.50pm today on suspicion of possession of a firearm and INLA membership.

Garda Gleeson said that it was his belief at the time that Dwyer had
committed scheduled offences.

The court remanded Dwyer in custody until Wednesday, when a bail application is expected to be heard.

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

sounds odd the way its wrote

today on suspicion of possession of a firearm

He either did or he didnt. none of this suspicion nonsense.

I wonder how he found himself in that situation, carrying an assault rifle around town.

[Papa C.]

Well he has no right to a fair trial as all they need is the word of a high ranking Garda and 3 state judges with no jury in order to convict him. Essentially its 1 man against the state.


Quote from Justice.ie

'Use of the Special Criminal Court
The Government noted that the Special Criminal Court can be - and, indeed, has been - used in relation to gangland criminals where the Director of Public Prosecutions is satisfied that the ordinary courts could not secure the effective administration of justice.'

There is another part of the site which states that being tried in front of a jury is 'the most basic right in a democracy', yet on the very same page it states that the special criminal court is a legitimate and juryless court. In effect they have made the admission that the Special Criminal Court defies 'the most basic right in a democracy' and that normal courts (the democratic kind) 'can not secure the effective administration of justice'

Does this then mean that democracy and democratic rights are an obstacle or enemy to the state justice system in Ireland?