A POLISH man appeared before the High Court yesterday after being arrested in Dublin under a warrant seeking his extradition on charges of profiting from running an escort agency where the women involved were engaged in prostitution.
The authorities in Poland are seeking the extradition of Wicktor Bracochi (40), on charges that he, with another person, operated and profited from the running of an escort service involved in offering the services of prostitutes on dates between 2003 and 2005.
Yesterday, Mr Justice John MacMenamin was told Mr Bracochi was arrested by the Garda Extradition Unit in Tallaght, where he had been residing, on Tuesday evening on foot of a European Arrest Warrant endorsed by the High Court earlier this month.
When Mr Bracochi was asked if he knew about the contents of the warrant, he replied" "Yes, I do", the court heard.
The judge said he was satisfied Mr Bracochi had been given access to an interpreter and legal advisers and he remanded him in custody for a week with consent by gardaí to bail.
As part of the bail conditions, Mr Bracochi has to reside at an address at Windmill Grove, Tallaght, and sign on three times a week at Tallaght Garda station.
Mr Bracochi, who has surrendered his passport to the Garda, also gave an undertaking not to seek any travel documents. A surety of €5,000 cash must also be lodged.