Hutch release application adjourned

An application for the release of jailed Alan Hutch, whose father Eddie Hutch was among the victims of the gangland feud still raging in inner-city Dublin, has been adjourned pending a High Court decision tomorrow.

Hutch, aged 33, argues he is entitled to be freed following the striking down last month by Mr Justice Michael Moriarty of section 99.9 and 99.10 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 (as amended), which govern the powers of the courts to activate suspended sentences.

Hutch, according to court documents, has been detained in Mountjoy’s medical unit for his own protection since his father was shot dead last February.