Court hears Kinahan gang carries out 'execution-style' killings as Dublin man jailed for murder plot

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Mr Justice Tony Hunt today said the non-jury court accepted garda evidence on the organisation and structure of the cartel as he jailed a 'foot soldier' for seven-and-a-half years for helping to plan the murder of Patrick 'Patsy' Hutch.

File photo. Image: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie File photo. Image: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie THE KINAHAN CRIME organisation carries out execution-style murders and traffics drugs and firearms on an international scale, the Special Criminal Court has found.

The judge said the 31-year-old’s conduct was intentional as opposed to reckless and he was initially prepared to serve on the front line and offered ideas towards the plan to murder Hutch. There is no doubt he was aware of the nature and structure of the Kinahan organisation, he added. Capper was sentenced to eight years and three months imprisonment with the final nine months suspended, backdated to 5 December 2019, when he went into custody.

During the sentence hearing for Capper earlier this month, the non-jury court heard evidence on how the Kinahan gang operates a hierarchical structure, with compartmentalised “sub-cells” acting independently from one another as well as its involvement. #Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youIn July 2019, a three-man “hit for hire team” received sentences totalling 36.5 years at the Special Criminal Court for planning to kill Patrick “Patsy” Hutch before they were intercepted by gardai just 250 metres from their target’s home in Dublin’s north inner city.

 

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