Mohamed Abdallatif Hussein is claiming diplomatic immunity after arrest last November, High Court hears
Jul 29, 2025
A Somali diplomat arrested at Dublin Airport and charged with people-smuggling offences has launched a High Court challenge against his detention in an Irish prison, claiming diplomatic immunity.
Mohamed Abdallatif Hussein, who is attached to the Federal Republic of Somalia embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was arrested by gardaí at Dublin Airport on November 26th last year.
He was brought before Dublin District Court later that day accused of two counts of alleged people smuggling under the Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act, 2021, at Dublin Airport’s terminal one.
On the same date, he was also charged with two further offences under the Act.
