CPS Post-Incident Review

CLASSIFICATION:INTERNAL USE ONLY

REFERENCE:CPS/2025/MC-001/PIR

DATE:07 October 2025

SUBJECT:R v Mó Chara - Post-Mortem Analysis

ATTENDEES:Senior Prosecution Team, Strategic Legal Framework Committee

Executive Summary

Following the unexpected dismissal of CPS v Mó Chara (Terrorism Act 2000, s.13), this Task and Finish meeting was convened to assess our strategic position and determine appropriate remedial action.

Initial Assessment

Chair: How did we lose that one?

Legal Advisor: The judicial system found our interpretation of the Terrorism Act 2000 to be fundamentally flawed in the context of political expression and protest.

Chair: So the British Judicial System made an error?

Legal Advisor: That is our position, yes.

Strategic Response Framework

Chair: Status update. Do we have a response?

Senior Counsel: Of course. We shall demonstrate that the judicial determination was incorrect by challenging the British Judicial System's decision.

Chair: We attack our own judicial system?

Senior Counsel: Precisely. The case is watertight.

Logical Framework Analysis

Chair: Please elaborate on the robustness of this approach.

Senior Counsel: By formally challenging the British Judicial System's determination, we shall conclusively demonstrate that said system is capable of error. This validates our original position that an error occurred.

Chair: A self-validating argument. What are our chances of success?

Senior Counsel: One hundred percent, sir. Regardless of outcome, we prove our thesis.

Chair: Explain.

Senior Counsel: If we win the appeal, the original decision was wrong. If we lose, our appeal proves the system makes questionable decisions - namely, rejecting our appeal.

Deployment Mechanism

Chair: And our deployment framework for this strategy?

Senior Counsel: The British Judicial System, sir.

Chair: Outstanding. We attack the system using the system, thereby proving the system requires attacking.

All: Hear, hear.

APPROVED FOR IMPLEMENTATION

CONCLUSION: The Committee unanimously agrees that appealing this decision represents sound legal strategy with no foreseeable negative implications for institutional credibility, public perception, or Anglo-Irish relations. Implementation to proceed immediately.

Action Items

1. Draft appeal documentation (Legal Team)
2. Prepare press statement explaining our commitment to judicial integrity whilst simultaneously challenging judicial decisions (Communications)
3. Ignore all advice suggesting this makes us look ridiculous (All Staff)
4. Proceed with absolute confidence (Chair)

APPROVED:

Senior Strategic Committee

Crown Prosecution Service

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