Alleged Irish crime boss Kinahan charged with directing criminal organisation

DUBLIN: Alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan was charged with directing a criminal organisation by prosecutors in Dublin on Sunday (Aug 9) amid tight security at a special court sitting following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates.Kinahan, who was arrested in Dubai in April, was named by the United States in ​2022 as one of three leaders of the Kinahan Organised ​Crime Group. US authorities offered a US$5 million reward for their arrests.He was handed over to Irish authorities in Dubai earlier on Sunday and flown by Irish government jet to a military base on the outskirts of Dublin. He was then taken directly to the court for a highly unusual Sunday night sitting and was remanded in custody afterwards.Kinahan, who was dressed in a black hoodie, black trousers and was wea