Statement by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan
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From: Department of Justice
- Published on: 29 May 2025
- Last updated on: 29 May 2025
29 May 2025
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan TD welcomed the extradition of an Irish citizen from the United Arab Emirates to Ireland.
While the Minister cannot comment on any individual criminal cases, this development is further evidence of the excellent criminal justice co-operation between the Governments of Ireland and the United Arab Emirates. Over the last few years, both Governments have worked together to strengthen and deepen both our judicial and police-to-police relationships to further the joint goal of dismantling organised crime.
Minister O’Callaghan said:
“In recent years, the UAE and Ireland have worked together to advance criminal investigations into serious and organised crime. That strong cooperation was further strengthened by the decision to deploy a Garda Liaison Officer to Abu Dhabi last year and the negotiation of bilateral treaties on extradition and mutual legal assistance, both of which entered into force on Sunday 18 May.
These developments result from tireless work by An Garda Síochána and officials in my own Department with their UAE counterparts, supported by their colleagues in the Department of Foreign Affairs and other agencies, and clearly demonstrates that this government will work through the necessary steps to pursue organised crime groups inflicting misery on our communities.
I would particularly like to acknowledge and thank my counterpart, the Emirati Minister of Justice, His Excellency Abdullah Bin Sultan Bin Awad Al Nuaimi and his senior officials in the Ministry of Justice, along with the Dubai Police, for their ongoing engagement and commitment to strengthening judicial and police-to-police cooperation on criminal matters in our efforts to combat the global threat of organised crime.”
ENDS