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EU Commissioner in new vow to nail Kinahan gangsters amid work towards long-term deal with UAE after ‘successful' visit
MICHAEL McGrath has vowed to nail gangsters like Daniel Kinahan.
The
Mr McGrath is responsible for democracy, justice, the rule of law and consumer protection.
And he spoke out after Kinahan member
While there isn't a single EU-wide extradition treaty with Dubai, Ireland recently signed a bilateral agreement with the
Speaking to
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The ex-Finance Minister added: 'I'm personally determined to extend the network of agreements that we have on judicial co-operation with third countries.'
The number of extraditions to
Earlier this month, footie star
The ex-Ajax star was arrested at his home in
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Mr McGrath revealed there was a 'very successful visit to the UAE' in April.
This involved Eurojust, which is 'focused on judicial co-operation on an international basis'.
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Mr McGrath added: 'So we work very, very closely to increase the network of third country agreements we have, and the UAE would be among the list of countries that I would like to improve the level of co-operation with.'
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The EU Commissioner will work to ensure that thugs can be extradited from Dubai
