HC Deb 25 June 1991 vol 193 cc458-9W
Mr. Trimble

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the persons who have been extradited for terrorist offences since 1980(a) from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland; and (b) from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland, giving the year in which the extradition occured and indicating the outcome of the case.

Dr. Mawhinney

The information is as follows:

Extradition from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland
Person Year Outcome
Dominic McGlinchey 1984 Convictions quashed by Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.
James A. G. Shannon 1984 Convictions quashed by Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.
John McFarland Fletcher 1987 Convicted in 1988 for charges relating to possession of firearms.
Gerard M. Harte 1988 Extradited in August 1988 and convicted for a series of offences in December 1988.
Robert P. Russell 1988 Conviction for attempted murder quashed by Court of Appeal. Served sentence for convictions relating to escape from Her Majesty's Prison Maze.
Paul Anthony Kane 1989 Extradited and convicted for offences relating to escape from Her Majesty's Prison Maze.

Note: These dates are the years on which they were physically extradited not the date on which their extradition was ordered.

Extradition from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland
Person Year Outcome
Dominic McGlinchey 1985 Convicted of offences committed in the Republic of Ireland.

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