McKevitts to sue US informer Rupert

THE family of republican Michael McKevitt are preparing to sue US informer David Rupert, who is scheduled to give evidence against the Real IRA leader later this year.

McKevitt’s son Stephen has consulted his father’s legal team about suing Rupert in American and Irish courts.

The family allege the US informer defamed the entire family in written interviews he gave to the FBI and gardaí. The McKevitts claim none of them ever met Rupert when he lived in Ireland.