Fugitive drug trafficker working as taxi driver in Ireland

RobYourBuilder

cerastes wrote: »

The woman is now an Irish national? does this not come with having particulars checked, Id have thought a 20 year prison sentence would be something that would stand out, so is everything taken on good faith and they just hand out passports?

Under her alias, yep;

He said that she had given her name as Gloria Aro and her date of birth as being in December 1967. She supplied an Irish passport to that effect.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/extradition-arrest-of-mother-of-six-wanted-to-serve-20-years-in-italy-30691120.html

cerastes

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

Under her alias, yep;



http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/extradition-arrest-of-mother-of-six-wanted-to-serve-20-years-in-italy-30691120.html

Hang on a sec, if that was obtained under a false name, surely she and her husbands status here should be under question, and her passport here not legitimately obtained, if that doesnt undermine the outcome of the decision to offer a passport or other legal document, sure what the hell.

RobYourBuilder

cerastes wrote: »

Hang on a sec, if that was obtained under a false name, surely she and her husbands status here should be under question, and her passport here not legitimately obtained, if that doesnt undermine the outcome of the decision to offer a passport or other legal document, sure what the hell.

If the Minister deems it necessary, she can revoke her citizenship.

—(1) The Minister may revoke a certificate of naturalisation if he/she is satisfied—

(a) that the issue of the certificate was procured by fraud, misrepresentation whether innocent or fraudulent, or concealment of material facts or circumstances, or

(b) that the person to whom it was granted has, by any overt act, shown himself to have failed in his duty of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State, or

(c) that (except in the case of a certificate of naturalisation which is issued to a person of Irish descent or associations) the person to whom it is granted has been ordinarily resident outside Ireland (otherwise than in the public service) for a continuous period of seven years and without reasonable excuse has not during that period registered annually in the prescribed manner his name and a declaration of his intention to retain Irish citizenship with an Irish diplomatic mission or consular office or with the Minister, or

(d) that the person to whom it is granted is also, under the law of a country at war with the State, a citizen of that country, or

(e) that the person to whom it is granted has by any voluntary act other than marriage acquired another citizenship.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1956/en/act/pub/0026/sec0019.html

cerastes

RobYourBuilder wrote: »

If the Minister deems it necessary, she can revoke her citizenship.



http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1956/en/act/pub/0026/sec0019.html

Revoke it, I'd hope so, I was going to come back and suggest it couldn't have ever been valid at all or ever as that was what I was suggesting in the last post.

RobYourBuilder

cerastes wrote: »

Revoke it, I'd hope so, I was going to come back and suggest it couldn't have ever been valid at all or ever as that was what I was suggesting in the last post.

Minister Fitzgerald has already spoken about potentially revoking citizenship off of the 30 odd Irish citizens who joined up with Islamic groups in Syria and Iraq. Be interesting to see what she does with these drug traffickers.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/jihadi-fighters-risk-losing-their-irish-passports-30527620.html

biko

It's not the first time a criminal flees to some "blue eyed do goodest" country.
Canada and Sweden has found Rwandan war criminals in their countries.

The question is how many more war criminals are hiding in various western countries.
Kill thousands, seek "asylum" (don't forget to toss your passport before you arrive) in another country and lead a happy life with minimal risk of getting captured.

daRobot

He'd have had a fair few tales to tell on a long journey, wouldn't have minded hearing them.

But for him to become 'known' to the Gardai again while living here, while on run and dodging a 20 year stretch, is unfathomably stupid.

RobYourBuilder

biko wrote: »

It's not the first time a criminal flees to some "blue eyed do goodest" country.
Canada and Sweden has found Rwandan war criminals in their countries.

Do you have a link to these cases? Not doubting you, just curious.