§ 62. Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs as one man who took part in the murder of two Royal Ulster Constabulary policemen recently in Belfast is in the 268W Irish Republic, he will now open negotiations with the Government of the Irish Republic to extend the terms of the present extradition treaty to include political murder.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleNo. Under the Irish Republic's Extradition Act of 1965, an Irish citizen may be extradited by an Irish District Court provided there is a similar offence in Irish law. While the Act does provide that the High Court may refuse extradition if it considers that the offence is a political one, the British Acts covering extradition contain similar provisions, as do those of a number of other countries.