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Extradition case against Ian Bailey to be heard in summer
Summary
In early May, a High Court hearing will consider the French request to extradite Ian Bailey to France, where he faces a 25‑year prison sentence for the murder of filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier. The case is the third French attempt to secure Bailey's surrender. Bailey, 63, lives in Schull, Cork, and was convicted in absentia by a Paris court last year, receiving the 25‑year sentence. He denies any involvement, did not attend the French proceedings, and has described them as a "farce." Lawyers for the Irish Minister for Justice have received a voluminous affidavit from Bailey's solicitor, Frank Buttimer, and will need time to review it. Judge Donald Binchy set a provisional hearing date of 5 May, expected to last three days, and has remanded Bailey on continuing bail until then. The hearing will be mentioned on 30 March, but Bailey need not attend that day.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Extradition case against Ian Bailey to be heard in summer. Charges or matters: the Frenchwoman's murder in his absence in a Paris court last year. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- December 1996 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 5 Adjournment
- March 30 Adjournment
- 2020-02-24 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: the Frenchwoman's murder in his absence in a Paris court last year (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Credit: Collins) A hearing into the proposed extradition of Ian Bailey to France, where he is facing a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier, is expected to take place in early May. The three-judge Cour d'Assises in Paris accordingly imposed a 25-year prison sentence on him in his absence.; He remanded Mr Bailey on continuing bail until that date.
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