Local man acquitted of arms smuggling facing possible retrial

Michael Campbell

Michael Campbell

Lithuanian prosecutors have appealed the acquittal of a Dundalk man charged with plotting to smuggle arms to the Real IRA.

41-year-old Michael Campbell was arrested in 2008 in Vilnius and sentenced to 12 years in 2011 for attempted smuggling.

However, he successfully appealed his conviction last October, after arguing there was no evidence to support the testimony of a leading prosecution witness.

Prosecutors now say they want a retrial and will be fighting for it in the coming weeks.