The erstwhile DUP person Jeffrey Donaldson is to entreaty against his enactment offence convictions, it has been confirmed.
His ineligible squad lodged the paperwork with the Court of Appeal successful Belfast connected Friday.
The papers sets retired successful item the grounds connected which helium volition effort to person each 18 blameworthy verdicts acceptable aside.
Donaldson is successful Maghaberry Prison waiting to beryllium sentenced aft helium was convicted of 18 counts of enactment abuse, including 1 number of rape, committed against 2 women erstwhile they were children.
The determination was announced successful a abbreviated connection from Donaldson's solicitor, John McBurney.
It stated: "I tin corroborate having lodged this afternoon, connected behalf of Jeffrey Donaldson, entreaty papers with the applicable bureau for the Court of Appeal."
It was known Donaldson was considering this step.
The grounds perchance see immoderate of the last remarks justice Paul Ramsey's made to the jury astatine Newry Crown Court.
They could besides code an unsuccessful effort by Donaldson's lawyers to person his proceedings separated from the proceedings of the facts of his wife, Eleanor Donaldson.
Had that happened, her constabulary interrogation would not person been played astatine his trial.
His effort to person his convictions overturned is improbable to play retired earlier helium is sentenced.
The process volition impact a proceeding astatine which permission to entreaty would either beryllium granted oregon denied - it is speculated this could hap sometime successful September.
Should permission beryllium granted, a afloat proceeding would past travel astatine a aboriginal stage.
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