A judge has decided not to recuse himself from the trial of an employee of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, who has been accused of leaking confidential and sensitive information two years ago in connection with a murder case.
A judge has decided not to recuse himself from the trial of an employee of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions , who has been accused of leaking confidential and sensitive information two years ago in connection with a murder case.
The trial was due to begin this morning in the Dublin District Court but Mr Lennon objected to Judge John Hughes hearing the case on the basis that "a perception of bias" could arise and this was "a sensitive case". He said he did not know the witnesses from the DPP's office personally, he would not know them to see, although he would have had a working relationship with some of them.
Judge Hughes refused to recuse himself and said he was satisfied the accused could be tried without any suspicion or taint of bias.
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