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Judge believes he will endorse Ian Bailey arrest warrant
Summary
A High Court judge, Justice Tony Hunt, said he intends to endorse a European Arrest Warrant that would send Ian Bailey to France to face trial for the intentional homicide of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. He will wait for submissions from Bailey's legal representatives on Thursday before making a final decision. Justice Hunt clarified that endorsing the warrant is not an endorsement of any other matter. If the warrant is endorsed, further hearings will decide whether to send Bailey to France. Bailey denies any involvement in the death and objects to the extradition, alleging a Garda conspiracy to frame him. French authorities have already served Bailey with an indictment and seek his trial in France for the alleged voluntary homicide of Ms. Toscan du Plantier, who was found beaten to death outside her holiday home in Schull, west Cork, in December 1996.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judge believes he will endorse Ian Bailey arrest warrant. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- December 1996 Incident
- 2017-03-21 Publication
Why: He added: "I believe I will endorse it because I feel it complies with the act. CNI source report
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