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Special Criminal Court agrees to hear Lisa Smith bid to dismiss charges

The Special Criminal Court has agreed to hear an application to dismiss the State’s case against Lisa Smith.
Frank Greaney
Frank Greaney

13.07 11 Jan 2022


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Special Criminal Court agrees to hear Lisa Smith bid to dismiss charges

Frank Greaney
Frank Greaney

13.07 11 Jan 2022


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Lisa Smith’s lawyers are seeking to have the charges against her dropped.

The 39-year-old former soldier, from Dundalk, Co Louth, was due to stand trial this week accused of being a member of ISIS and of financing terrorism.

She returned to Ireland from Turkey in late 2019.

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Upon arrival at Dublin Airport, she was arrested and charged with being a member of ISIS over a four year period between 2015 and 2019.

She is also accused of financing terrorism.

Her trial was due to get underway before the Special Criminal Court this week.

However, this morning her barrister asked the judges for permission to bring an application seeking to have the case against his client dismissed.

Michael O’Higgins claims there isn’t a sufficient case to put her on trial for either charge.

The judges agreed to hear the application next Monday.

Ms Smith appeared in court on bail this morning and was remanded on continuing bail ahead of next week’s hearing.

Main image: Lisa Smith leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

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