Guerin’s killer seeks frozen funds

CONVICTED killer Brian Meehan yesterday brought proceedings in the High Court aimed at lifting a freezing order on his bank accounts in Austria.

Meehan’s application comes as the Criminal Assets Bureau is set to apply for a final disposal order in relation to the IR£640,000 in a number of bank accounts in Vienna which have been frozen since 1997.

In May 1997, Brian Meehan and his father Kevin were prevented by a High Court order from removing or disposing of £640,000 in bank accounts in Austria and one account in the Isle of Man which the Criminal Assets Bureau believed to be proceeds of crime, particularly drug trafficking.

Earlier this year, the Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed Brian Meehan’s appeal against his conviction for the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin in 1996.

The High Court heard yesterday that Kevin Meehan’s conviction in May 2000 on money laundering charges had been quashed.

Mr Justice Joseph Finnegan reserved his judgment.