Internal review withheld from Bailey’s lawyers

AN internal review containing serious criticisms of the prosecution case against Ian Bailey was withheld from his legal team until recent weeks despite being requested of the Director of Public Prosecutions more than a year ago.

The contents of the review, carried out by the DPP’s office in 2001, will be used by Mr Bailey as the basis for asking the Supreme Court this week to order that his High Court extradition hearing be reheard.

In March this year, the High Court ordered that Mr Bailey could be extradited to France where authorities want to question him in relation to the murder of French film producer, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was found beaten to death in West Cork 15 years ago this month.