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Bid to halt extradition on charge of attempted murder of PSNI officer fails

Date
2020-12-04

Stage
Appeal

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

A man from Dublin has failed in his appeal against extradition to Northern Ireland on a charge of attempted murder of a Police Service of Northern Ireland officer. The Court of Appeal dismissed the case today. The 29-year-old man was arrested in County Donegal following the discovery of an improvised explosive device beneath a PSNI officer's vehicle. He had challenged his surrender on the grounds that his exercise of the right to silence during interviews at Milford and Letterkenny Garda Stations could be used against him in Northern Ireland proceedings, potentially breaching his constitutional rights. The High Court had previously ordered his extradition in February. The Court of Appeal, presided over by three judges, upheld that decision, finding the High Court's legal analysis sound and expressed confidence in the Northern Irish judiciary's commitment to safeguards regarding adverse inferences. If convicted in the North, he faces a possible life sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Bid to halt extradition on charge of attempted murder of PSNI officer fails. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

2020-12-04 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed accused

Appellant

Outcome: A man accused of trying to murder a PSNI officer has lost his appeal against extradition to the North, where he faces trial and a possible life sentence.