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Liam Campbell gets date to appeal Lithuanian extradition order
Summary
Liam Campbell, 58, who was found civilly liable for the 1998 Omagh bombing, has been granted a date in January to appeal an extradition order that would send him to Lithuania to face charges of international weapons trafficking. The extradition order, issued under a second European Arrest Warrant, was approved by the High Court on 26 June, and Campbell lodged an appeal. The Court of Appeal set the hearing for 19 January, expected to last a full day. Campbell's counsel argued that the wording of an "intention" to put someone on trial by a foreign jurisdiction is not the same as actually putting them on trial, a point the Minister for Justice opposed. The extradition request alleges Campbell organised the smuggling of firearms and explosives for the Real Irish Republican Army between late 2006 and early 2007, with a maximum terrorism sentence of 20 years. The case is now scheduled for the Court of Appeal hearing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Liam Campbell gets date to appeal Lithuanian extradition order. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- December 2, 2016 Incident
- June 26 Incident
- January 19 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 9 Incident
- July 13 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2006 to 2007 Other
- 2020-07-27 Publication
Why: Ronan Kennedy SC, for the State, asked for Campbell's hearing to be put into the next case management list before the Court of Appeal in order to get the earliest possible date. CNI source report
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