Moroccan with no passport arrested in Dún Laoghaire shortly after arriving by ‘boat from UK’
The court heard that the man claimed to have ‘landed in Ireland yesterday on a boat from London’, having previously been in France and Spain after leaving Morocco
A Moroccan man, identified only as "Unknown Unknown," was apprehended in Dún Laoghaire after disembarking from a boat and traversing through three European nations. The 50-year-old had no identification documents and was brought before Dublin District Court under the given name. Speaking to Judge Peter White, he stated his name was Elane Charkaoui, though this has yet to be verified by gardaí.
He was granted bail, but garda Natasha McAleese opposed it, citing lack of identity proof. The judge heard the man claimed to have arrived in Ireland the previous day via a boat from London, having previously resided in France and Spain after leaving Morocco. He possessed no permanent address and had no familial or social connections in Ireland.
The court also heard that on the same day, he was accused of stealing €40 worth of beer at Tesco, Bloomfield Shopping Centre, in Dún Laoghaire. He entered a plea with an Arabic interpreter, but has not yet been assigned legal representation due to a dispute involving solicitors withdrawing legal aid services. The garda noted that "there is no way of verifying his name," but White stated there were insufficient grounds to deny bail, which was set at €200 and cashless.
Conditions included providing a mobile phone number to gardaí, attending the station twice weekly, and a future court appearance scheduled for September.
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