A BELFAST man appeared at a Dublin court yesterday on a provisional extradition warrant on charges connected with the IRA mortar attack on a British army barracks in Germany last June.
Mr James Anthony Oliver Albert Corry (28) of Hillman Street, Belfast, was remanded in custody until Wednesday by Judge Peter Smithwick at the Dublin District Court. Det Sgt Michael Heffernan of Garda Headquarters gave evidence of obtaining a provisional extradition warrant from the District Court.
He said he identified himself at 12.35 p.m. yesterday to a man in the Fitzgibbon Street area and asked him if he was James Anthony Oliver Albert Corry. The man replied: "Yes" and Del Sgt Heffernan said he told him he had a provisional warrant for his arrest. He said the warrant from Germany related to causing explosions in Germany around the end of June this year, and to the attempted murder of British soldiers stationed in Germany.
Sgt Heffernan said he cautioned Mr Corry, who made no reply, and he was handed a copy of the warrant and documentation from Germany. He said he had a description of Mr Corry from the German authorities of a man 5 ft 11 inches tall, with brown hair, a small scar on his left cheek and a "J" tattooed on his right arm. The sergeant said he was satisfied the man he arrested was the Corry named in the provisional warrant.
Cross examined by defence solicitor Mr Garret Sheehan, Det Sgt Heffernan said Mr Corry was also identified to him by Det Sgt Nicholas McGrath on the footpath outside Fitzgibbon Street Garda station.
Mr Corry, wearing a black bomber jacket and black jeans, said nothing during the 15 minute hearing and was remanded in custody until a sitting of the District Court at Green Street next Wednesday.