A third attempt to extradite Ian Bailey to France - where he is facing a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier - is a "breach of his human rights" his lawyer has told the High Court in Dublin.
He had no legal representation for the case, did not attend the court and described it at the time as a farce. Mr Munro said: "The central submission is that there is a binding judgment of the Supreme Court that prohibits the surrender of Ian Bailey. "If we're looking at a third attempt to have him prosecuted then the court must apply a very high level of scrutiny and this may be indicative that the process is being abused."
"Because of my predicament of being a suspected murderer, news organisations were reluctant to be associated to me," he said.The court was told that as he cannot work as a journalist, he is in receipt of social welfare, which he tops up by selling poetry and doing odd jobs.
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