Special Criminal Court upholds right to hear trial of four accused over Kevin Lunney abduction

Arguments that the court has no jurisdiction in case are rejected

Kevin Lunney.

The Special Criminal Court has rejected arguments that it has no jurisdiction to hear the trial of four men accused of causing serious harm to Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney.

Michael O'Higgins SC, for one of the four accused, said the court has become a "permanent and perpetual" structure that is not permitted by the legislation that brought it into existence.