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Son of alleged ISIS fighter wants Irish passport renewed

Summary

A seven‑year‑old Irish citizen, Abdul Malik Bekmirzaev, currently in Belarus, has brought a High Court challenge to have his passport renewed after the Turkish authorities confiscated it. The boy's father, Alexandr Bekmirzaev, who became a naturalised Irish citizen in 2010, allegedly fought for ISIS in Syria and is now believed to be dead. Abdul's mother, Iryna Paltarzhytskaya, a Belarusian citizen, was deported to Belarus from a Turkish refugee camp earlier this year. The boy's legal team argues that the Minister for Foreign Affairs has unlawfully delayed the passport renewal, thereby infringing Abdul's rights as an Irish citizen. They also seek to prevent the Minister for Justice from revoking the father's citizenship, which could retroactively affect Abdul's status. The court granted permission to proceed and set a hearing for the following week.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Son of alleged ISIS fighter wants Irish passport renewed. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• April 2013 Other
• 2020-05-14 Publication

Why: The boy and his mother are fearful and want to return to Ireland because of the situation in Belarus, where it is claimed there are no proper or adequate control measures in place regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report