Ian Bailey cannot be extradited to France, High Court rules

High Court judge Mr Justice Paul Burns today delivered his judgment rejecting the State’s application for the extradition of Mr Bailey

Mon, 12 Oct, 2020 - 15:00

Alison O’Riordan

A third attempt to extradite Ian Bailey to France, where he is facing a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier, has failed after a High Court judge today refused to order his surrender.

High Court judge Mr Justice Paul Burns today delivered his judgment rejecting the State’s application for the extradition of Mr Bailey, finding that both his analysis of Section 44 of the European Arrest Warrant and the issue of estoppel (a legal principle that prevents someone from arguing something or asserting a right that contradicts what they previously said or agreed to by law) precluded him from making the surrender.