Rights commission intervenes in case

The Irish Human Rights Commission has intervened in an extradition case of a man wanted to face international terrorism charges in the US.

The High Court heard yesterday it was the first time the commission has intervened in an extradition case.

Ali Charaf Damache, aged 49, an Algerian-born Irish citizen who has been living here for a decade, is wanted in the US to face charges relating to the conspiracy to provide material support for terrorists and attempted identity theft to facilitate an act of international terrorism. The High Court heard the US alleges it has evidence he conspired with American Colleen LaRose — who used the online name “Jihad Jane” — and others to create a terror cell in Europe capable of targeting both US and western European citizens.