Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The man concerned was found guilty of trying to purchase and smuggle weapons and received a sentence of 12 years. There is an appeal, which Deputy Martin Ferris mentioned. There is a Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons but that cannot be activated until the appeal process is completed. Deputy Ferris referred to two other cases in which extradition requests were refused. The appeal will be heard tomorrow. The embassy will be represented at it. Deputy Martin Ferris asked me some time ago to take an interest in this case and I have done so. I have asked our ambassador at the embassy in Vilnius to take an interest in it and the embassy will be represented at the appeal tomorrow.

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