Bailey’s appeal on France extradition to be determined in Supreme Court

JOURNALIST Ian Bailey has secured leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against an order for his extradition to France in connection with the killing of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Co Cork some 14 years ago.

Mr Justice Michael Peart ruled yesterday that an issue arose from his High Court judgment in Mr Bailey’s case which was of such exceptional public importance it should be determined by the Supreme Court.

That issue is whether the surrender of a person is prohibited by section 44 of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003, where the offence for which surrender is sought is committed here and where the victim is a national of the state requesting extradition which seeks to exercise an extra- territorial jurisdiction to prosecute the offence under its own laws when the DPP here has decided not to prosecute the person.