A migrant to the Isle of Man has reportedly been arrested and extradited from England to Ireland in response to a long-standing warrant for his arrest.
Anthony Sharkey, now of Douglas, was reportedly arrested in England while en route to Spain. He was then transported to Ireland in response to an extradition request from the Irish Government. Sharkey is the co-owner and director of Manx Construction & Groundworks Ltd.
Sharkey is facing a charge of assault causing harm to another man in relation to alleged events on New Years’ Eve, 2019. The warrant for Sharkey’s arrest was issued under the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
The Donegal Daily has reported on the case:
“Garda Michael Rafferty, of Letterkenny Garda Station, gave details of the alleged incident in which a man was attacked in the hotel six years ago.
The court was told the man received a number of facial lacerations and had to attend Letterkenny University Hospital for stitches to two separate wounds.
Garda Rafferty said Gardai had tried extensively to contact Sharkey after he fled on the night of the incident in a taxi.
As part of their investigation, he added that Gardai had CCTV footage which showed the accused at the scene of the incident.
Barrister for Sharkey, Mr Gareth McGrory, BL, instructed by solicitor Frank Dorrian, said his client was going on a family holiday to Madrid when stopped by British police and did not try to evade extradition in any way.”
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Sharkey has been a vocal supporter of Palestinian causes from the Isle of Man, making numerous social media posts on the issue. This includes making extremist claims on social media, such as the false claim that the October 7 “attacks we’re (sic) allowed to happen to give Zionists a reason to commit genocide and war crimes.”