Sex assault fugitive set to appear in court

Mian Mujahid Ali Shahid, the Pakistani national who was taken off a plane for Dubai at Dublin Airport on Monday night, has been remanded in custody until today to appear before an extradition court at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

Shahid was arrested by Garda Enda Ledwith on foot of a European arrest warrant issued by police in the UK where he is wanted to serve a 30-month jail term for sexual assault.

Garda Ledwith told Mr Justice Anthony Hunt he entered the aircraft on the apron at Dublin Airport and questioned Shahid as to his identity, which he had confirmed, and produced the warrant.