The PPS is facing a legal challenge over its handling of a case involving two UVF supergrass brothers. The brothers, Robert and David Stewart, received reduced sentences of 3 years in return for testifying against former UVF members, but their testimony was dismissed as lies by the judge. Lawyers for the UVF defendants believe the PPS should have increased the brothers' sentences for breaching their cooperation agreement. They have launched a judicial review against the PPS decision not to resentence the brothers. The supergrass trial collapsed after the judge ruled the brothers had lied, and 12 of the 13 defendants were acquitted of all charges.

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THE Public Prosecution Service is facing a
legal challenge over a case involving two UVF
supergrasses branded liars by a judge.
The PPS is being challenged for not referring the
case of brothers Robert and David Stewart back to
court to be re-sentenced for a catalogue of UVF
crimes.
The former drug-dealing UVF brothers entered
into an assisting offenders deal under the Serious
and Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA) 2005
which led to their sentences reduced by 19 years.
In return for admitting to a catalogue of crimes for
a reduced sentence, the pair agreed to give evidence
against Mount Vernon and Shore Road UVF mem-
bers.
However, the trial collapsed when judge Mr Justice
By Julian Brouwer
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But fans of the star needn’t
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playing serial killer Paul
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New Worlds is set during the
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IN THE DOCK RE-SENTENCING APPEAL
PRISONTHREATFOR
SUPERGRASS LIARS
John Gillen QC dismissed the
brothers’ evidence against
their former paramilitary
friends as “lies''.
In his lengthy summing up,
the judge said: “It is common
case that the Stewarts lied to
the police in August 2008 and
again in September 2008 ...
They maintained their lies ...
despite being explicitly warned
on more than one occasion of
the need for absolute hon-
esty in the SOCPA
process.''
CHALLENGE
It as a result of
these “lies'' that
lawyers for the UVF
defendants believe
the PPS should have
referred the Stewart
brothers back to the
sentencing court
to have their jail
terms increased.
N o w
Rathcoole and
C a r r i c k -
fergus-based
s o l i c i t o r s
Reavey & Co are to challenge
the PPS decision in the High
Court.
The firm has lodged an
application at the High Court
in Belfast for judicial review
proceedings against the PPS
not to refer the Stewart
brothers back to be re-
sentenced for breach-
ing their SOCPA
agreement. The judi-
cial review applica-
tion is listing for
hearing on Tuesday,
October 15.
In a state-
ment the
PPS said:
“It would
be inappro-
priate to
c o m -
m e n t
as the
mat-
ter is before the court.''
The so-called supergrass
trial — listed as R v Mark
Haddock & Others at Belfast
Crown Court — lasted for 72
days and saw 12 of the 13 men
acquitted of all charges after
one of the longest trials in
Northern Ireland's legal histo-
ry. Among the men acquitted
was former UVF leader Mark
Haddock.
MURDER
Some £5.8m was spent on
the case by police, the court
and prison service. A further
£5.8m was spent on legal aid
for the defendants.
Thirteen barristers shared
£2.2m while 17 people working
as solicitor advocate or junior
counsel were paid a total of
£1.6m. Nine different firms of
solicitors received a total of
£1.7m.
ACQUITTED OF ALL THE CHARGES: Former UVF leader Mark
Haddock (above) and lying grass Robert ‘Lanky’ Stewart (right)
New legal bid to have the
Stewart brothers put in jail
Mark Haddock and the 12
other defendants faced a total
97 charges.
These included murder, kid-
napping, grievous bodily harm
and membership of the out-
lawed Ulster Volunteer Force.
One of the murder charges
involved the killing of the loy-
alist Ulster Defence
Association leader, Tommy
English, in October 2000.
Mr English was shot dead
during a violent and bloody
feud between the two loyalist
organisations.
Prior to their surrender to
police in August 2008 the two
Stewarts had left New Mossley
and for over 11 days had been
to Belfast, Bishop Stortford,
Scotland, Portrush and
Antrim.
On August 4, 2008 they
handed themselves into
Antrim Police Station.
Over the following two days,
in between interviews with the
Historical Enquiries Team
(HET) in Antrim concerning
the English murder, Robert
and David Stewart saw their
solicitors. HET records detail
discussion about a Serious
Organised Crime and Police
Act (SOCPA) deal.
They were charged with
membership of the UVF and
murder of Mr English before
being taken to Maghaberry jail
in August 2008.
The brothers got a three-
year jail-term instead of 22
years. They were released from
prison in August 2011 and are
now living a new life under a
police witness protection
scheme.
SHOT DEAD:
UDA leader
Tommy
English
LIES: David Stewart