Daniel Kinahan sent to maximum security prison designed for IRA suspects
Alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been moved to a 200-year-old high-security prison before his trial, one of the most anticipated in Ireland's history. The 49-year-old is being kept at Portlaoise Prison, which was used to house IRA inmates who were guarded by Irish Army troops patrolling with anti-aircraft machine guns. He was taken there after appearing at the Special Criminal Court in…
Daniel Kinahan, the alleged crime boss, has been transferred to Portlaoise Prison, a maximum security facility known for housing IRA suspects. The 49-year-old is currently being held at the prison while awaiting trial for directing a criminal organization. Kinahan was extradited from the UAE and appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Sunday night, following his arrest in Dubai.
He was charged immediately and remanded in custody. Kinahan will be transported to and from prison in a bomb and bulletproof van, purchased by the Irish prison service to transport high-risk suspects. He will have access to a gym, library, and a tuck shop account during his time in prison. Kinahan's trial is expected to be one of the most high-profile in Irish legal history, given his notoriety and the extent of alleged criminal activity.
The trial will take place at the Special Criminal Court, a unique system established to prevent jury interference in terrorism trials but now used for organized crime cases.
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