Civil servant in DPP's office convicted of leaking information connected to dissident murder case

A service officer working for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been found guilty of disclosing sensitive information in connection with the arrest of a suspect in a dissident republican murder case.

Civil servant in DPP's office convicted of leaking information connected to dissident murder case
Tue, 28 May, 2019 - 17:58
Tom Tuite

A service officer working for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been found guilty of disclosing sensitive information in connection with the arrest of a suspect in a dissident republican murder case.

Jonathan Lennon, 35, from Clonee, Dublin 15, admitted having a “nosey” in the Peter Butterly murder file.

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CourtsCourt casecourtPlace: Clonee, DublinPlace: Blackditch Road, BallyfermotPerson: Director of Public ProsecutionsPerson: of Public ProsecutionsPerson: Jonathan LennonPerson: Peter ButterlyPerson: LennonPerson: JudgePerson: John HughesPerson: HughesPerson: Damien MetcalfePerson: GardaíPerson: Michael DelaneyPerson: ButterlyPerson: MetcalfePerson: JonathanLennonCollinsMay2019_large.jpgPerson: Seamus ClarkeOrganisation: DPPOrganisation: DirectorOrganisation: IRAOrganisation: Irish Republican Prisoner Welfare AssociationOrganisation: Special Criminal Court of IRAOrganisation: Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare AssociationOrganisation: CCTVOrganisation: Garda
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