A man who was found liable for the Omagh bombing in a civil court should not be surrendered to the Lithuanian authorities where he is suspected of international weapons trafficking, his lawyers have
Barristers argue Louth man liable for Omagh bomb should not be extradited
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Liam Campbell, who was found civilly liable for the Omagh bombing, should not be surrendered to the Lithuanian authorities where he is suspected of international weapons trafficking, his lawyers have told the Court of Appeal.
Campbell, who has been battling extradition for more than 12 years, wants the three-judge court to overturn a decision by the High Court surrendering him to Lithuanian prosecutors who allege that he was involved in the smuggling of weapons in support of the Real IRA (RIRA) between the end of 2006 and early 2007.
The FBI superspy who took down Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt said he hopes his death brings solace to the lives destroyed by the dissident chief s reign of terror.
David Rupert, who infiltrated the Real IRA before turning State witness in one of the biggest undercover agent operations in history, added that peace was the only way forward for those still hurting from McKevitt s violence.
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He was diagnosed with the terminal illness while still serving a 20-year prison sentence in the Republic for directing terrorism and membership of an illegal organisation handed down to him after Mr Rupert s supergrass evidence put him behind bars.
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