{"id":15857,"date":"2020-07-24T08:46:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T12:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15857"},"modified":"2020-07-26T09:48:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T13:48:24","slug":"lisa-smith-to-face-terrorist-financing-charge-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15857","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Smith To Face Terrorist Financing Charge In Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2.54714766.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2.54714766.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2.54714766-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>An alleged member of so-called Islamic State who is a former member of the Irish Defense Forces, is facing an additional charge of terrorist financing, a court has heard.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Smith, from Co Louth, has been charged with membership of an unlawful organisation under 2005 terror legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old appeared at Dublin District Court on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The court heard Smith faces an additional charge of terrorist financing. This relates to an alleged offence within the Irish state in 2015 in the sum of 800 euros.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was in court on Friday to be served the book of evidence but her defense solicitor Peter Corrigan said he was seeking a one-week adjournment.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Corrigan said Smith has been denied her fundamental right to a jury trial.<\/p>\n<p>The court heard Smith was to have the book of evidence served on her on Friday but surety was not present.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Corrigan said his client has been signing on at her local Garda station for the past seven months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has complied (with) very stringent conditions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As part of strict bail conditions set by the courts, Smith must reside at an address in the north east of the country and sign on at a Garda station twice daily from 10am-1pm and 3pm-6pm.<\/p>\n<p>She was also ordered to obey a curfew and has to remain indoors from 8pm to 7am.<\/p>\n<p>She has been banned from accessing the internet or using social media.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, who wore an Islamic dress and hijab with her face uncovered in court, sat silently throughout her brief appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Grainne Malone adjourned the case until July 31st and remanded Smith on bail for one more week.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was arrested at Dublin Airport in 2019 on suspicion of terrorist offences after returning from Turkey in November with her young daughter.<\/p>\n<p>She had traveled to Syria a number of years ago after she converted to Islam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-15857\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15857&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-15857\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15857&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-15857\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15857&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=15857\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An alleged member of so-called Islamic State who is a former member of the Irish Defense Forces, is facing an additional charge of terrorist financing, a court has heard. 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