A 79-year-old man who the FBI believe has been producing and selling child pornography for at least 30 years has lost a legal challenge to his pending extradition.
The High Court ordered his extradition to the US in December and the Court of Appeal upheld that decision on Friday. They also contended that extraditing a 79-year-old Irish citizen in poor health would be disproportionate and not in the public interest.Dismissing Mullan’s challenge, the President of the Court of Appeal Mr Justice George Birmingham said the evidence put forward regarding Mullan’s health was “scant”.
Mr Justice Birmingham said the High Court judge was entitled to conclude that it would not be contrary to the public interest to extradite him.
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