A Department of Foreign Affairs team has been in discussions with Turkish officials regarding the repatriation of Ms Smith and her two-year-old child, which involves a formal process of identifying them. Independent Deputy for Louth Peter Fitzpatrick said he had been approached by the family of Ms Smith who had told him that their daughter was “willing to talk to anyone to clear her name”. Ms Smith was a member of the Defence Forces when she converted to Islam. He said that Ms Smith has been in contact with her family over the last number of weeks through a friend’s home. Evidence they have gathered will be put to Ms Smith for her responses and that will form a key part of the file.

Source: Irish Examiner November 13, 2019 17:02 UTC