Joe Rice representing- Man jailed for paramilitary offences wins 40-year battle to clear his name

Joe Rice representing- Man jailed for paramilitary offences wins 40-year battle to clear his name

A WEST Belfast man jailed for terrorist offences has won a 40-year battle to clear his name.

Judges in the Court of Appeal ruled that Michael Devine’s convictions for attempted murder, having a gun and ammunition, and belonging to a proscribed organisation were all unsafe.

The verdict was reached amid claims that a police officer fabricated admissions Mr Devine denied ever making while interviewed as a teenage suspect.

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