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Ali Damache judicial review adjourned until October

Summary

Ali Charaf Damache, an Algerian‑born Irish citizen aged 48, has applied for leave to seek judicial review of an attempt to extradite him to the United States, where he faces international terrorism charges. The High Court heard that the United States alleges Damache conspired with American woman Colleen LaRose, known online as "Jihad Jane," and others to create a terror cell in Europe capable of targeting U.S. and Western European citizens. Damache, who used the username "the black flag," is also alleged to have participated in a conspiracy to transfer a passport stolen from a U.S. citizen to an individual in Pakistan believed to be a member of Al Qaeda. Counsel for Damache, Mr Mícheál O'Higgins SC, argued that the Director of Public Prosecutions had decided not to prosecute him in Ireland and had unlawfully delegated the prosecution to the United States, thereby infringing Damache's constitutional rights.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Ali Damache judicial review adjourned until October. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• October 14 Adjournment
• October 2011 Other
• 2013-09-12 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision Theft

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