"The former Sinn Féin councillor turned state witness is days away from freedom, and from Ireland. Having served his sentence for the torture and false imprisonment of a man and his involvement in the Regency Hotel shooting of David Byrne, Dowdall and his family are expected to be relocated abroad under the country's closely guarded witness security programme. Once an ally of Gerry "The Monk" Hutch, Dowdall became one of Ireland's most infamous figures when he turned state witness in the Regency Hotel murder case."
"The Sunday Independent understands it is expected that he will be released into the care of the gardaí, days ahead of his official release date, and will be taken directly to an airport. Dowdall, who gave what a judge described as "unreliable" evidence against Gerry "The Monk" Hutch in the trial for the murder of David Byrne at Dublin's Regency Hotel in 2016, is expected to take at least two flights."
Dowdall, a former Sinn Féin councillor who became a state witness, served sentences for the torture and false imprisonment of a man and for involvement in the Regency Hotel shooting that killed David Byrne. He and his family are to be relocated abroad under Ireland's witness security programme. He is expected to be released into the care of the gardaí days before his official release date and taken directly to an airport. He will likely take at least two flights, one possibly within Europe, before reaching his new home. Armed officers from the Specialist Detective Unit will accompany him.
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