Lisa Smith to face trial on Islamic State charges

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Lisa Smith’s Islamic State membership and terrorism-financing charges were not dismissed by the Special Criminal Court, reported on 24 March 2022. The court found no basis to stop the trial, which was due to continue with evidence from Smith’s first defence witness. She is accused of membership of Islamic State between 2015 and 2019 and attempting to finance terrorism through an €800 transfer in 2015. Smith’s lawyers argued that the prosecution had not shown the intended recipient was an Islamic State member or that Smith knew the money would benefit the organisation.