A British man today won a two year legal battle against his extradition to France over the murder of a film-maker in Ireland 15 years ago.
The Supreme Court in Dublin ruled Ian Bailey cannot be sent for questioning about the killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
Ms Toscan du Plantier, 39, was found beaten to death outside her holiday home in Schull, west Cork, two days before Christmas 1996.
Sophie Toscan du Plantier
Mr Bailey, a one-time suspect in the Irish investigation, has always protested his innocence.
The five judges in Ireland's highest court upheld his appeal and ruled that under Irish law the 54-year-old former journalist could only be extradited to face prosecution, and not for questioning.
An investigating magistrate, Patrick Gachon, was appointed in Paris to conduct an inquiry into Ms Toscan du Plantier's death after the DPP announced nobody would be charged in Ireland following a Garda investigation.
Under French law, authorities can investigate the suspicious death of a citizen abroad but they cannot compel witnesses to go to Paris for questioning.