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Judgement reserved in case of man wanted in US on international terrorism charges
Summary
A High Court judge has reserved judgement in the extradition case of Ali Charaf Damache, a 50‑year‑old Algerian‑born Irish citizen wanted in the United States on international terrorism charges. Damache faces allegations of conspiring to provide material support for terrorists and attempting identity theft to facilitate an act of international terrorism. The case is the second time his extradition has been heard. In November, Damache won a Supreme Court appeal that he was entitled to judicial review of the Director of Public Prosecutions' refusal to prosecute him in Ireland and of the refusal to give reasons for that decision. If convicted in the U.S., he could face up to 45 years in prison. Ali Charaf Damache pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judgement reserved in case of man wanted in US on international terrorism charges. Charges or matters: providing material support to terrorists; sending a menacing phone call to US Muslim activist Majed Moughni in January 2010. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- March 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 20 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 13, 2009 Other
- March 2013 Incident
- January 2010 Incident
- 2014-12-11 Publication
Why: The High Court has heard the conviction of a terrorism crime is claimed to be sufficient reason for the transfer to the maximum security ADX Supermax Prison in Florence, Colorado, where prisoners can be held in solitary confinement for up to 22 hours a day and where conditions were described by a former warden as a "clean version of hell". CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: providing material support to terrorists; sending a menacing phone call to US Muslim activist Majed Moughni in January 2010 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Ramirez was sentenced in the US to eight years, after pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists.
Places mentioned
- High Court
- Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court
- Ireland. The High Court
- The High Court
- ADX Supermax Prison
- Waterford
- Waterford Courthouse
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