Yet despite this and the fact that no less than five separate court decisions have been rendered which should have led to his release from prison. Joseph Doherty has entered a fifth year of captivity. Let me briefly review the facts of this case. On June 18. 1983. Joseph Doherty was arrested in New York City on a minor immigration warrant. In August of that same year. the British Government made a formal request that Doherty be extradited to Northern Ireland in order to serve out a prison sentence for his conviction on a charges of murder of a British Army captain. attempted murder. and possession of firearms. This initial extradition request was dismissed by U.S.
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