The High Court in Dublin has once again refused to extradite Ian Bailey to France.
Last year, a court in Paris found him guilty of the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
Just a few days before Christmas 1996, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, a French filmmaker, was found dead outside her holiday home in Schull in west Cork.
VIDEO 🎥 Ian Bailey’s solicitor, Frank Buttimer, speaks on behalf of his client outside court after the latest application to have him extradited to France over the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier was rejected. pic.twitter.com/YmJbyPSWg4
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Ian Bailey was arrested twice but has never been charged with her murder and insists he had nothing to do with what happened to her.
Two previous applications to have him surrendered to the French were rejected.
Last year, a court in Paris convicted him in his absence. A fresh application for his extradition was then made, but was also dismissed today.
Differences in the relevant law between Ireland and France proved yet again to be the main stumbling block for the French, and the judge relied on a previous Supreme Court ruling despite changes to the legislation last year.
