Lisa Smith at Dublin District Court. Image: PA Lisa Smith at Dublin District Court. Image: PA Updated 3 minutes agoThe 38-year-old former Irish Defence Forces member also intends to challenge a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions that her trial will be in the non-jury Special Criminal Court, a judge was told today.
Special Detective Unit Sergeant Gareth Kane told Judge Paula Murphy that Smith was charged at 10.28am at the courthouse. “The defendant has been denied her fundamental right to a jury trial,” he said. His client would not be getting the book of evidence until the issue of the trial venue has been dealt with, he submitted.
Judge Paula Murphy ordered Smith to appear again next Friday to be served with the book of evidence and for the return for trial order to be made. The surety also had to be present, she said.Corrigan said Smith has had to abide by “stringent conditions for eight months”.The mother-of-one was brought back to Ireland on 1 December when she was arrested. It followed a trek from war-torn Syria to Turkey with her two-year-old daughter.
#Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youA fresh bail application in the High Court on December 19 was successful and she was released 12 days later.
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