A High Court case brought over the failure to decide a passport renewal application by an Irish-born seven-year-old boy currently in Belarus with his mother has been resolved. The case, by Abdul Malik Bekmirzaev, was resolved on the basis a decision will be made by the Department of Foreign Affairs on whether it will renew the boy’s passport. The boy’s Irish passport was confiscated by the Turkish authorities. The boy sought orders requiring the Minister for Foreign Affairs to issue him with a new Irish passport, or make a determination on his application. His family say they have not heard from Mr Bekmirzaev for some time and fear he is dead.

Source: The Irish Times June 15, 2020 14:26 UTC