Kingpin Kinahan's 'right-hand man' is released on bail - Europe, World News - Independent.ie: "John Cunningham (58), Kinahan's reputed right-hand man, was expected to be sent to jail with a string of other suspects, including Kinahan and his two sons.
But judge Maria Carmen Gutierrez Henares released him on bail after questioning nearly 20 people over three days in the Costa del Sol resort of Estepona.
The closed-court hearings followed the arrests of 22 people in dawn raids on the Costa del Sol after a two-year police investigation into a multi-million euro drug-trafficking and money-laundering organisation.
Christy Kinahan (53) and sons Daniel and Christopher were sent to jail by the judge and face up to four years in prison awaiting trial while the probe continues.
But Cunningham was free on bail on Saturday night after the behind-closed-doors hearing. He took advantage of a media scrum as the Kinahans were escorted from the court building in handcuffs to slip out a side exit with his lawyer after being granted bail.
Convicted in 1986 of the kidnapping of Guinness heiress Jennifer Guinness, Cunningham is thought to have been told to return to court every Monday as part of his bail conditions.
It is understood Cunningham will have to return to court No 3 in Estepona later today to fulfill those conditions and avoid having an international arrest warrant issued against him. He left court late on Saturday night, four days after his arrest in a dawn raid and 24 hours after a judge finished questioning him and extended his detention period so she could decide whether to remand him in jail or release him on bail"
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