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Ian Bailey cannot be extradited to France in connection with the murder of Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier, the High Court ruled.
The Dublin High Court has once again refused to extradite Ian Bailey to France.
Last year, a Paris court found him guilty of the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was beaten to death in West Cork in 1996.
Mr. Bailey, who did not attend the trial, described it as a “sham”.
Judge Paul Burns is still outlining his reasons for rejecting this third surrender request.
Sophie Toscan du Plantier, a French filmmaker, was found beaten to death outside her holiday home in Schull, West Cork, on December 23, 1996.
Bailey was found guilty of his murder in his absence last year in Paris, France, prompting the latest extradition proceedings.
He was sentenced to 25 years in prison by the French court.
Following that conviction, the French authorities are now seeking his surrender for the third time.
Previously, there were two attempts to extradite Mr. Bailey.
In 2012, the High Court agreed to hand over the English journalist, but the Supreme Court later annulled him.
Bailey’s legal team relies on the 2012 Supreme Court ruling as an important factor in her case to prevent her extradition.
The Supreme Court result gave him, they say, an “acquired right” not to be handed over to France.
Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s family has been pushing efforts to bring, as they see it, Mr. Bailey to justice.
Ian Bailey was a suspect in the investigation, but has never been charged with her murder in Ireland and has always denied any involvement.
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