(RTÉ) Lisa Smith had an avatar on her Facebook page which indicated she was a follower of ISIS, according to a Muslim woman who testified at the Special Criminal Court this afternoon.
The 39-year-old former member of the Defence Forces pleaded not guilty today to two charges of membership of ISIS and financing terrorism between 2015 and 2019.
The first witness for the prosecution, Una McCartney, said she was a friend of Lisa Smith for many years when they both lived in Dundalk.
She described her as “naive and easily taken in” and said Ms Smith was “looking for a sense of belonging” which she may have found through Islam.
She also said Ms Smith’s upbringing had been difficult due to her father, whom the witness described as a violent alcoholic.
