Gerry Hutch claims he should not be tried for murder at Special Criminal Court

Hutch, 58 and former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall, 44, of Navan Road, Dublin, claim they should not be tried under what amounts to temporary emergency legislation introduced in 1972 during the Troubles

Hutch, 58, who was extradited from Spain, and former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall, 44, of Navan Road, Dublin, are both charged with the murder of David Byne, 33, at the Whitehall, Dublin, hotel on February 5, 2016. File picture: RollingNews.ie

Two men, including Gerry "The Monk" Hutch, claim they should not be tried before the non-jury Special Criminal Court (SCC) on charges of murder arising out of the Regency Hotel attack in 2016.

Hutch, 58, who was extradited from Spain, and former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall, 44, of Navan Road, Dublin, are both charged with the murder of David Byne, 33, at the Whitehall, Dublin, hotel on February 5, 2016.