Jonathan Lennon, who worked in mail room of DPP, denies breaking Official Secrets Act
, Dublin 15, denies breaking the Official Secrets Act in relation to criminal proceedings resulting from the 2013 murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly.
He remembered it mentioned Butterly had been lured by one suspect to his death but there was not enough evidence against that man.The court heard he did not like the suspect because he had lent him €1,500 several years ago and had not been repaid. He heard “word on the street” that this man had been in the IRA over the past five years but Mr Lennon had got to know him before that through pub security work. They had also played football together.
He was asked about internet searches for IRA arrests and told detectives that was because it had been in the news. He told gardaí he was interested in politics and history.Mr Lennon told gardaí he had never been asked to do anything for republicans and said he had never received training in anti-Garda investigation or surveillance techniques.messenger were decoded from Mr Lennon’s phone, the trial has heard.
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