Prosecution for alleged tax offences unfair, unjust, and oppressive, claims Michael Lowry

Independent TD Michael Lowry has urged the High Court to stop his trial on alleged tax offences.
Prosecution for alleged tax offences unfair, unjust, and oppressive, claims Michael Lowry

His lawyers yesterday argued his prosecution for alleged tax offences was unfair, unjust, fundamentally oppressive, and should be halted.

A Revenue Appeals Commissioner last year found Mr Lowry had no personal income tax liability arising from a €372,000 payment made in August 2002 to an Isle of Man trust account, the High Court was told.

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