A High Court judge in London ended the confusion surrounding Ms Elaine Moore's bail sureties at the weekend, allowing her release from Holloway Women's Prison on Saturday.
Two days of legal argument had meant Ms Moore, who is charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and possessing explosives, was detained in prison while her solicitors and family attempted to meet the bail sureties conditions set by the Old Bailey last month.
At Greenwich Magistrates' Court on Friday, the magistrate, Mr David Cooper, said he could not accept the third bail surety for Ms Moore, amounting to £20,000, until police had carried out a check on the tenancy agreement on the north London property that had been pledged for the surety. The magistrate accepted bail sureties of £40,000 and £10,000.
However, difficulties in contacting the magistrate on Saturday morning further delayed a decision on her release. When police eventually reported to the magistrate on Saturday afternoon that they were satisfied with the tenancy agreement, Mr Cooper rejected their assessment, saying he was not satisfied that the surety met the conditions set down in the High Court.
This setback prompted Ms Moore's solicitors to seek a ruling from a High Court judge sitting in chambers, who agreed to accept £20,000 already lodged with her legal team in lieu of a surety rejected by Mr Cooper last week because the guarantor was on holiday.
However, Ms Moore was not released from Holloway Prison until 6.40 p.m. on Saturday, after a courier dispatched to the prison with the relevant paperwork was delayed in traffic and the High Court was forced to fax the documents to the prison. After her release Ms Moore's solicitor, Mr Tim Greene, said the whole episode had been completely unnecessary.
Ms Moore will move to a second address provided by the Irish Chaplaincy in Britain later this week. She is due to appear in court again on September 17th, when it is expected that a date for a committal hearing will be set.