NAVIGATING the legal system can be challenging, but generally speaking it's not a good time to make demands when you are the one sitting in the dock.
However, Italian-born anti-vaccination activist, Antonio Mureddu, who appeared before an Irish Court earlier this week facing a series of charges for motoring offences, has taken the unique approach of demanding an appearance fee for future hearings, after his case was adjourned until 13 Jun.
"I am standing here as a living man," he told the Court.
"I am here for this matter.
"If you are going to adjourn this it is going to cost you 1 million.
"I'm not coming next time."
However, police warned the 44-year-old conspiracy theorist that a warrant could be issued for his arrest if he did not attend the next hearing.
It is not the first time Mureddu has displayed a confrontational style, having previously stated that he did not accept the jurisdiction of the Court.
In addition to dealing with motoring offences, Mureddu is facing the prospect of a prison sentence for allegedly encouraging a seriously ill COVID-19 patient to leave the hospital where they were being treated, against medical advice (PD 29 Nov 2021).
The 67-year-old patient, Joe McCarron, ended up back in the hospital two days later, and succumbed to the virus.
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