Court Bid For Prison Release

A LOCAL man wanted over an alleged arms smuggling plot has launched a High Court bid to be released from custody in Northern Ireland.
Liam Campbell, one of the men held to be responsible for the Omagh bombing, is seeking an order that he is being held unlawfully at Maghaberry Prison.
Last month, he and three other men were found liable for the Omagh atrocity following a landmark civil action brought by relatives of some of the 29 people killed in the 1998 blast.
Campbell from Upper Faughart, Dundalk,along with four others, is wanted in Lithuania over a suspected operation to acquire and ship guns, ammunition and explosives.
Last week the High Court was told that the Lithuanian Authorities were no longer seeking Campbell's extradition but are seeking the extradition of one of the others Brendan McGuigan, aged 29, with an address at New Houses, Knocknagoran, Omeath.The Lithuanian authorities are seeking McGuigan's extradition on charges similar to those against Campbell.
The judge also fixed trial dates in early November for extradition proceedings brought by the Lithuanian authorities against McGuigan.