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Director of Public Prosecutions v Behan (Approved)

[2022] IESC 2022IESC23CharletonJSupreme Court of Ireland Decisions2022

“1. Urgency has always been a reason for pursuing a legitimate purpose in the protection of the victims of crime or the prevention of the destruction of evidence.”

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