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Liam Mackin (72) from Dunmurry, appeared at Belfast County Court following his detention under an international arrest warrant

A pensioner from west Belfast has been granted bail as he fights against being extradited to the United States to stand trial for alleged anti-semitic hate crimes.

As revealed today by the Irish News Liam Mackin is being sought on a charge of “criminal mischief” related to graffiti daubed on six properties in the Flagler Beach area of Florida in November 2023.

The 72-year-old, of Brookland Court in Dunmurry, appeared at Belfast County Court following his detention under an international arrest warrant.

Defence lawyers confirmed he strenuously denies the allegations and does not consent to the extradition request.

Adjourning proceedings until May, Judge Gilpin granted bail to Mackin under strict conditions.

He must surrender any identification documents, report weekly to police and is prohibited from leaving Northern Ireland.

Mackin’s legal representatives disclosed that the extradition warrant relates to Israeli-owned properties at Flagler Beach being defaced with anti-Jewish graffiti.

Kevin Winters, of KRW Law, stressed: “We make it very clear that our client will contest this application.”

The solicitor described a decision to issue an Interpol Red Alert Notice for Mackin’s arrest as over the top and unnecessary.

He also claimed rights to a fair trial have been prejudiced by media comments attributed to the chief of Flagler Beach Police Department which described the pensioner as a “criminal”.

“The police chief ought to reflect on his choice of words when reacting to the news that Mr Mackin had left America on a pre-arranged flight booking,” Mr Winters said.

“Such inflammatory language doesn’t do the Americans’ case any good at all.”

He added: “It has caused serious reputational damage to our client who is an elderly disabled family man.

With those ill-tempered remarks, the police officer has ridden roughshod over the enshrined legal principle that an accused person is innocent until proven guilty.”

by WrongdoerGold1683

11 comments

  3. Hot take? Put him on a plane and let him stand trial. Graffiti is one thing, issuing an interpol red notice and demanding a pensioner be extradited is another. If you want to make a point, this is the way to do it.

    Edit: Not a poker player among you. It’s a bluff. If you actually put the guy on a plane it would create an international incident and they would back down immediately. No one wants a 72 year old pensioner from Dunmurry becoming a martyr to the ADL. What they’re asking for is SO ridiculous it makes sense to give it to them.

  4. >‘anti-Jewish’ graffiti charge

    What was actually written, I wonder…

  5. Under U.S. law, anti-Zionist speech constitutes antisemitism which means he probably simply protested the settler colony that is Israel or their most recent genocide

  7. Usual crew on this sub just casually handwaving blatant anti Jewish rhetoric now by saying “ThErE MuSt Be MoRe tO iT” or it’s just anti Zionism without even knowing what he wrote.

  8. When is the UK going to grow a set and tell the US to fucking do one when they try to extradite ppl. We can’t extradite Americans to here to fuck em. Grow a fucking pair you pricks.

    Is the guy a 300lb piece of shit – Yes

    Should he be extradited – Fuck no, no one should

  9. Fuck that – we should NEVER allow extradition to the US after what happened with anne sacoolas 

  11. As an American, don’t we have better causes to commit resources to other than flying retirees back from overseas to hit them with misdemeanor vandalism charges?

    Seriously, millions of unsolved rapes and murders in this country and this is what our cops are wasting their time on.

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