Youcef Madani extradition ordered over terrorism conviction

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Youcef Madani’s extradition to France was ordered by the High Court on 19 January 2023, following his conviction for a terrorism offence.

The conviction was entered in his absence in 2001 and carried a six-year prison sentence. The offence involved forging identity documents and trafficking weapons in France and the Netherlands between 1996 and 1998.

Justice David Keane rejected arguments against extradition, including concerns about prison conditions, a fair retrial, medical care and family life. He ordered Madani’s surrender and remanded him on continuing bail, with a condition that he surrender to gardaí when contacted.