Estonian Kinahan hitman will challenge extradition bid in October

Imre Arakas was jailed for six years after he admitted to conspiring with others to murder James Gately in Northern Ireland in 2017.

Imre Arakas (62) was jailed by the Special Criminal Court for six years in December 2018. File image

An Estonian hitman, who was jailed for his role in a Kinahan cartel murder plot and who is wanted over the murder of a Lithuanian pop star's lover, will challenge a bid to extradite him in October.

Imre Arakas (62) was jailed by the Special Criminal Court for six years in December 2018 after he admitted to conspiring with others to murder James Gately in Northern Ireland between April 3 and 4, 2017. He is currently serving his sentence in a segregated block in Portlaoise Prison.