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Peter John Gabriel McMullen

Released
Full name:Peter McMullen
Gender:Male
Era:1980s
Support
Irish Republicanism Anti-Imperialism Irish Republican Army
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Biography

Peter John Gabriel McMullen was an Irish republican held in United States custody in connection with a British extradition request. After earlier immigration proceedings, he was arrested and held for extradition on December 24, 1986. His case was among the extradition fights that tested whether Irish republican offences would be treated as political offences by United States courts.

Case

Charges: United States detention on a British extradition request arising from Irish republican activity.
Arrested: Dec 24, 1986
Incarcerated: Dec 24, 1986
Sentence: Arrested and held for extradition on December 24, 1986, following earlier immigration proceedings. No release date is documented in the available source. Verdict as recorded: No United States conviction — held pending extradition proceedings
Convicted: No — pending trial