Man charged with abducting Kevin Lunney challenges decision to hold case in non-jury court

Alan O’Brien is the second of the four accused men to challenge the Special Criminal Court's jurisdiction to hear the trial.

Kevin Lunney. File photo: BBC Spotlight/BBC/PA

A Dublin man charged with the assault and false imprisonment of Quinn Industrial Holdings Director Kevin Lunney has brought a High Court challenge against the Special Criminal Court's jurisdiction to hear his trial.

Alan O’Brien (aged 39), of Shelmalier Road, East Wall claims that the DPP's decision that he should not be tried before a jury represents a significant curtailment of his constitutional rights.