Limerick man to be extradited to Bulgaria to stand trial over drink-driving offence
Jonathan Collopy had contested his surrender saying that there was a real risk he would receive inadequate medical care for his severe back pain
Jonathan Collopy has 15 days to consider the judgment. Photo: Collins Courts
Tue, 22 Jun, 2021 - 16:14
Alison O’Riordan
Jonathan Collopy, who has a conviction for serious drugs offences from the early 2000s, is set to be extradited to Bulgaria where he is wanted to serve a sentence for drink-driving.
The Limerick man and father-of-six had contested his surrender at the High Court, with his lawyers submitting that there was a real risk he would receive inadequate medical care for his severe back pain due to substandard facilities should he be extradited to Sofia Prison in Bulgaria.
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Irish man wanted in Bulgaria disputes prison overcrowding claims
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A LIMERICK man who is wanted in Bulgaria to serve a sentence for drink driving, and who has a conviction for serious drugs offences from the early 2000s, is disputing a claim that Bulgarian prisons are not overcrowded.
Jonathan Collopy, 34, who has an address at St Mary s Park, Limerick City, is wanted in Bulgaria to serve an 18-month sentence having been convicted of drink driving in his absence.
At the High Court this Tuesday, Katherine McGillicuddy BL told Mr Justice Paul Burns that she wants two weeks to prepare submissions about prison conditions in Bulgaria.