Róisín McAliskey
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Róisín McAliskey (born 1971) is an Irish political activist. She is the daughter of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey.
McAliskey was arrested (while four months pregnant) in 1996 on an extradition warrant issued by Germany accusing her of involvement in an Provisional Irish Republican Army bombing.[1] After a long campaign in which her mother took a leading role by gathering support from Irish and American citizens, the British Home Secretary, Jack Straw, vetoed the extradition on health grounds. Róisin eventually gave birth to a healthy daughter, Loinnir McCotter.[2]
On 21 May 2007 she was arrested on a European arrest warrant, again for her alleged involvement in the bombing of Osnabruck army barracks. She was released on bail of £2,500. The extradition bid was refused in November 2007.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment: Detention of Róisín McAliskey. Amnesty International (1 April 1997). Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
- ^ IRA suspect 'too ill' to be extradited. BBC (10 March 1998). Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
- ^ McAliskey extradition bid refused. BBC News (23 November 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
