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Criminal Charges Dropped Against 5 Jobstown Protesters

Criminal charges have been dropped againist the remaining five people due to stand trial over the Jo...
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Criminal Charges Dropped Against 5 Jobstown Protesters

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6:25 AM - 21 Sep 2017



Criminal charges have been dropped againist the remaining five people due to stand trial over the Jobstown protest.

Earlier this year, six other protesters including the Solidarity TD Paul Murphy were acquitted of charges of false imprisonment.

The case related to an anti-water charges protest during which it was claimed the then Tánaiste Joan Burton and her assistant were trapped in their car.

The men's solicitor is Michael Finucane:

Criminal Charges Dropped Against 5 Jobstown Protesters

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A teenager was the only person to be convicted in relation to the protest.

He was found guilty of false imprisonment at the Children's Court.

Speaking on TV3's The Tonight Show, Deputy Paul Murphy claimed there were now real questions about that conviction:



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