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Fri 01 Jan 2007Man's release ordered inextradition passport caseThe Supreme Court has ordered the release of a man who was facing extradition to the UK where he is wanted for allegedly advertising Irish passports for sale in the names of children who had died in infancy.The extradition of Michael Fallon was ordered by the High Court in October 2005 but he appealed that order. He has been in custody in Cloverhill Prison ever since.