Martin: Sinn Féin’s plans to replace Special Criminal Court ‘extraordinary’

Micheál Martin, the leader of Fianna Fáil, has described as “extraordinary” the calls from Gerry Adams for witness protection schemes for jurors to replace the Special Criminal Court.

Mr Martin said the Sinn Féin leader’s comments demonstrate a complete lack of know-how about how such witness-protection programmes work.

Sinn Féin, which has been severely critical of the Special Criminal Court since the conviction of leading republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy on tax evasion charges, has said it will abolish the non-jury courts if elected to government.