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Liam Adams loses legal bid to appeal extradition | Liam Adams loses legal bid to appeal extradition |
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The brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has lost his bid to appeal against his extradition from the Republic of Ireland to answer charges of sexually abusing his daughter. | The brother of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has lost his bid to appeal against his extradition from the Republic of Ireland to answer charges of sexually abusing his daughter. |
Liam Adams, 56, faces 18 charges of assault. | Liam Adams, 56, faces 18 charges of assault. |
Earlier this month, the High Court in Dublin ordered that he should be transferred to NI to face the charges. | Earlier this month, the High Court in Dublin ordered that he should be transferred to NI to face the charges. |
On Tuesday the court ruled that it would not allow him to appeal to the Supreme Court over the judgement. | |
He is to be sent to a prison in Dublin to await transfer some time in the next fortnight. | He is to be sent to a prison in Dublin to await transfer some time in the next fortnight. |
Mr Adams is accused of rape, indecent assault and gross indecency at various addresses in Belfast between March 1977 and March 1983, when his daughter was aged between four and 10. | Mr Adams is accused of rape, indecent assault and gross indecency at various addresses in Belfast between March 1977 and March 1983, when his daughter was aged between four and 10. |
He denies the charges. | He denies the charges. |
The allegations were first reported when his daughter, Aine Tyrell, waived her right to anonymity to take part in a television documentary in 2009. | The allegations were first reported when his daughter, Aine Tyrell, waived her right to anonymity to take part in a television documentary in 2009. |
Mr Adams handed himself in to police in Dublin last year after a European Arrest Warrant was issued by the PSNI. | Mr Adams handed himself in to police in Dublin last year after a European Arrest Warrant was issued by the PSNI. |
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