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Ian Bailey arrested after third warrant for Toscan du Plantier murder is endorsed
Summary
Ian Bailey, aged 62, was arrested in Dublin after a High Court judge endorsed a third European Arrest Warrant issued by France for the 1996 murder of filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier. The warrant was endorsed by Mr Justice Donald Binchy following changes in Irish law and Bailey's conviction in absentia in France, where a Paris court sentenced him to 25 years. Bailey was taken outside the Criminal Courts of Justice, cautioned, and shown the warrant in English and French. He was remanded on bail, required to post a €15,000 bond, surrender his passport, and remain within the jurisdiction. A full hearing is scheduled for 20 January 2020; Bailey denied any involvement in the murder and described the French proceedings as a farce. The case follows earlier French extradition requests that were dismissed as abuse of process in 2017.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ian Bailey arrested after third warrant for Toscan du Plantier murder is endorsed. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 20th, 2020 Incident
- December 20th Adjournment
- July 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 1996 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-12-16 Publication
Why: The Supreme Court refused to extradite Mr Bailey in 2012, holding that surrender was prohibited because the alleged offence was committed outside French territory and Irish law does not allow prosecution for the same offence when committed outside its territory by a non-Irish citizen. Prosecution account reported by CNI
Places mentioned
- High Court
- The Supreme Court
- Supreme Court
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