McKevitt lawyers want FBI agent investigated

Lawyers for Michael McKevitt want American lawyers to investigate the background of the chief prosecution witness against him, FBI agent David Rupert, the Special Criminal Court in Dublin was told today.

Michael Mc Kevitt (aged 51) of Beech Park, Blackrock, Dundalk, Co Louth is charged that between August 29, 1999 and March 28, 2001, within the State, he was a member of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise the IRA, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann and that he directed the activities of the same organisation.