French warrant had 'chilling effect' - Bailey

Ian Bailey has described as "sinister" the fact that evidence rejected in Ireland was used in France to legitimise an arrest warrant in 2010.

Mr Bailey is continuing his evidence in his action for damages against the Garda Commissioner, Minister for Justice and the Attorney General.

He alleges he was wrongfully arrested in connection with the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork in 1996 and gardaí conspired to manufacture evidence against him.

The defendants deny all the claims in the action before Mr Justice John Hedigan and a jury.

Mr Bailey told the High Court that having been through what he had already endured, the arrest warrant had a "chilling effect" on him.

The 57-year-old told the court that when he was arrested on foot of a European Arrest Warrant, he was taken to Bandon Garda Station, before been taken to Mountjoy Prison ahead of a court appearance.

He described the cell there as "a sewer", telling the court "you wouldn't put a dog in it, never mind a human".

Mr Bailey told the court he was given a sandwich, which he could not eat because of the smell of urine and excrement.

He became upset when he told the court that he was not able to attend his mother's funeral because of the warrant.

That was the cruellest abuse of this whole thing, he said.

Earlier, Mr Bailey described an internal garda inquiry into the murder investigation of Ms Du Plantier as "a ray of light" after a long period of darkness.

The internal inquiry into the killing of the French woman was carried out between 2006 and 2007 under Assistant Garda Commissioner Ray McAndrew.

Mr Bailey told the High Court that he co-operated fully with the investigation and he hoped there might be some sort of vindication for him.

Asked about his arrest on foot of the European warrant, Mr Bailey told the court that he had known there was something happening in France for several years from media reports.

However, he told the court he did not know about the warrant until he got a phone call from a reporter in France, asking him did he know he was about to be arrested.

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