Alleged IRA dissident 'provoked'

The Lithuanian lawyer for an alleged IRA dissident accused of trying to purchase and smuggle weaponry says he is the victim of entrapment orchestrated by Britain’s intelligence service.

Alleged IRA dissident 'provoked'

The Lithuanian lawyer for an alleged IRA dissident accused of trying to purchase and smuggle weaponry says he is the victim of entrapment orchestrated by Britain’s intelligence service.

Inga Botyriene says that Irish man Michael Campbell was provoked into buying guns and explosions in January 2008 in Lithuania, and that the entire operation was conducted by Britain’s secret service working in conjunction with Lithuanian agents.

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