New IRA leader Kevin Braney loses appeal against murder conviction

Kevin Braney, described as a leader of the New IRA, has failed in his attempt to overturn a conviction for the 2013 murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly.

New IRA leader Kevin Braney loses appeal against murder conviction

Kevin Braney has lost his legal challenge to overturn a conviction for the 2013 murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly. Braney, who has been described as a leader of the New IRA, argued that his privacy rights were breached by surveillance carried out at a KFC restaurant.

The court rejected this argument and ruled that the surveillance did not violate his rights. The killing of Peter Butterly took place in 2013, and Braney was subsequently convicted of his murder.

The appeal centred on whether evidence obtained through the KFC surveillance should have been excluded. The court found that the monitoring was lawful and did not constitute a breach of privacy.

Source: The Irish Times

Source: Irish Times