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Ex-INLA member wanted for 1998 murder loses latest challenge to extradition
Summary
Francis Lanigan, 53, an ex‑paramilitary who lived in west Dublin, was sought by Northern Irish authorities for a 1998 murder in Co Tyrone. He was arrested in 2013 under a European Arrest Warrant while working as a barber, after authorities discovered he had been living under the alias "Ciaran McCrory." Lanigan claims the warrant is not a "forthright account" and questions why his surrender was not requested earlier. He has faced multiple High Court proceedings, a Court of Appeal case, a Supreme Court hearing and a European Court of Justice referral. In January 2024, the Court of Appeal dismissed his latest challenge, with the judge criticizing the delays and the strategy of reopening settled matters. Lanigan maintains that he was targeted by loyalists and that the warrant lacks full evidence, including CCTV footage. The court upheld the High Court's decision to surrender him to Northern Ireland.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ex-INLA member wanted for 1998 murder loses latest challenge to extradition. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- May 31, 1998 Incident
- January 2013 Incident
- January 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 1998 Incident
- 2018-02-08 Publication
Why: Gardai were aware Mr Lanigan was living under that name before his arrest because a detective had covertly gone to the gym where he worked, had done a DNA test on a coffee cup and ascertained that the man living as "Ciaran McCrory" was really Mr Lanigan. CNI source report
Places mentioned
- The High Court
- High Court
- Court of Appeal
- Supreme Court
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