A Co Fermanagh man was today acquitted of constructing a bomb planted under the car of a police officer.
The police officer had left his home that morning and parked his Cherokee Jeep in the Club's car park. After playing a round of golf, he returned to his vehicle and noticed an object on its underside. As well as Mr Granaghan's DNA being present on wire on the inside of the bomb, the Crown also presented circumstantial evidence which it said showed his support for violent dissident republican ideology.
During the non-jury trial, his barrister John Larkin KC pointed out there were no traces of explosives found either in Mr Granaghan's home or shed, or on clothes, tools and other items removed and forensically examined following his arrest. During today's ruling, Mr Justice Fowler said: "Leaving aside the DNA, the defence say there is no evidence that the defendant had any involvement in making this explosive device.
What a joke our justice system is.100% guilty and everyone knows it.Scumbag
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