Ireland Named in reporting
Vincent Banks
Born 1968-1972, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 10 Feb 2022 to 10 Feb 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1968-1972, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Membership of an illegal organisation (IRA)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 1 report, 10 Feb 2022 to 10 Feb 2022
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Supreme Court quashes IRA membership conviction in Dublin Membership of an illegal organisation (IRA) · Co. Dublin
Vincent Banks, a man in his early 50s from Dublin 7, was arrested on 18 December 2012 as part of the investigation into the November 2012 murder of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black in Co Armagh. He was acquitted of a withholding information charge in 2014 and convicted by the Special Criminal Court in 2017 of being a member of the IRA, and was sentenced to five years in prison. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal before the Supreme Court agreed to hear it. In February 2022, the Supreme Court quashed his conviction, finding his arrest unlawful and the evidence insufficient to prove IRA membership beyond reasonable doubt.
Acquitted, 10 Feb 2022Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Vincent Banks, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 10 Feb2022Supreme Court quashes Vincent Banks’ conviction for IRA membershipconvicted, Vincent Banks, early 50s, male, named, irish (judged from name)Vincent Banks
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