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US man charged in January 6 riots tried to claim asylum in Ireland
Paul Kovacik fled to Dublin and attempted to claim asylum after he failed to surrender to prison for charges relating to the January 6, 2021 riots at the US Capitol. Kovacik was arrested in Indiana by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on June 19, …