Man accused of Isil recruiting loses deportation appeal bid

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A man accused by the State of recruiting for Isil lost his bid in the High Court to appeal a decision allowing his deportation to Jordan. The proceedings were reported on 4 July 2016.

The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denies claims that he has consulted with senior violent extremist leaders outside Ireland, represents a threat to national security or recruits members for Islamic extremist groups.

Mr Justice Richard Humphreys refused permission for an appeal to the Court of Appeal and rejected an application to refer the case to the European Court of Human Rights. The judge agreed with the Minister that no point of law of exceptional public importance had been raised. He also refused a stay on deportation sought to allow the man's lawyers to apply to the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights, clearing the way for the Minister to deport him.

The man claims he was tortured in Jordan during the 1990s because of his political activities and fears further torture if returned. In his June 2016 judgment dismissing the man's challenge, the judge said he had failed to persuade the Minister of the truth of his account of past ill-treatment or a real risk of future ill-treatment. The judge found that the Minister had weighed those claims and that the man had failed to show her decision was unreasonable or her assessment unlawful.