An application is being heard to have the attorney general of Bahrain brought before Dublin District Court on charges of alleged torture.
It was brought by a political activist - Jaafar Al Hasabi - who claims he was tortured in his home country in the 1990s and again during a six month detention between 2010 and 2011.
He claims the attorney general knew he would be tortured and wants him prosecuted under Irish legislation.
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The reason he is applying to the Irish courts is twofold.
Firstly, the UN Convention Against Torture is a part of our criminal legislation and secondly, Bahraini attorney general Ali Bin Fadhul Al Buainain is in Dublin for a conference.
The hearing is continuing this afternoon.
