Ruling in terrorist suspect deportation case to be made as soon as possible
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A judgment in the case of an Irish man fighting a deportation order based on his alleged involvement with a terrorist group will be made “as soon as possible”, the judge presiding over his case has said.
However, the Court of Appeal yesterday heard that further hearings in the case were unlikely to begin for a matter of weeks or months, the Irish Independent reports.
A deportation order issued to the man in November was blocked by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) while legal proceedings continue.
The High Court in Dublin had previously ruled that he could be deported, despite his argument that he could face torture if returned to his home country.
He is currently appealing the decision.
The man’s lawyers said he had also applied to the European Court because there is no automatic stay in the Irish courts when an issue under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights is raised.
Mr Justice Michael Peart, presiding over the case in the Court of Appeal, said he saw it as important for the court to give its ruling on the appeal “as soon as possible”.
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