Ali Charaf Damache arrested in Spain

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The Court of Appeal was told on 11 December 2015 that Ali Charaf Damache had been arrested in Barcelona on foot of an international alert. He is an Algerian-born Irish citizen wanted by US authorities in connection with alleged terrorist offences.

The High Court had refused to extradite him to the US, and the State was appealing that decision. The charges concerned conspiracy to provide material support for terrorists and attempted identity theft to facilitate an act of international terrorism.

He was due before a court in Madrid on 11 December 2015.