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An alleged senior IRA commander during the Troubles has been arrested in Spain pending an extradition to Ireland where he will face child abuse charges.An alleged senior IRA commander during the Troubles has been arrested in Spain pending an extradition to Ireland where he will face child abuse charges.
The suspect, who has been a supporter of Sinn Féin’s political strategy and is not aligned to republican dissidents, was arrested in Alicante.The suspect, who has been a supporter of Sinn Féin’s political strategy and is not aligned to republican dissidents, was arrested in Alicante.
The man, who is in his 60s, is originally from Belfast but had been living in Dublin for several decades.The man, who is in his 60s, is originally from Belfast but had been living in Dublin for several decades.
He is wanted by the Garda Siochána in connection with four charges against him. The Garda criminal investigation came about after a woman who is now in her early 20s made allegations of being abused as a child in Dublin. He is wanted by the Garda Síochána in connection with four charges against him. The Garda criminal investigation came about after a woman who is now in her early 20s made allegations of being abused as a child in Dublin.
Two Garda detectives originally questioned the man in Alicante last year where he has a property. After that, the Irish director of public prosecutions recommended that he face four charges in connection with the woman’s allegations.Two Garda detectives originally questioned the man in Alicante last year where he has a property. After that, the Irish director of public prosecutions recommended that he face four charges in connection with the woman’s allegations.
Following his arrest in Alicante on Wednesday he was taken to Madrid where has appeared in court and is now in custody awaiting an extradition hearing.Following his arrest in Alicante on Wednesday he was taken to Madrid where has appeared in court and is now in custody awaiting an extradition hearing.
The individual in Spanish custody has been named before as a senior figure in the IRA’s southern command in the Irish Republic. This section of the IRA during the Troubles was in charge of operations to bomb England.The individual in Spanish custody has been named before as a senior figure in the IRA’s southern command in the Irish Republic. This section of the IRA during the Troubles was in charge of operations to bomb England.
He was also wanted for questioning in connection with the 1996 murder by the IRA of Garda Jerry McCabe during a botched armed robbery in Adare, Co Limerick.He was also wanted for questioning in connection with the 1996 murder by the IRA of Garda Jerry McCabe during a botched armed robbery in Adare, Co Limerick.
However, that line of inquiry into the McCabe murder was inexplicably dropped a decade later during negotiations between the Irish and British governments with Sinn Féin as Dublin and London sought to persuade the republican party to back new policing arrangements in Northern Ireland.However, that line of inquiry into the McCabe murder was inexplicably dropped a decade later during negotiations between the Irish and British governments with Sinn Féin as Dublin and London sought to persuade the republican party to back new policing arrangements in Northern Ireland.