Man charged under name 'Unknown Unknown' after using six identities and five ages
The accused was charged with obstructing a drug search on Monday at Store Street in the city centre.
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He appeared before Judge John Brennan at Dublin District Court on Tuesday.
He was afforded representation of a solicitor on legal aid and the assistance of an Arabic interpreter before he was remanded in custody pending further attempts to establish his real identity.
The man will appear again on Thursday.
The court heard he made no reply when charged.
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Garda Oisín O'Toole said the man's identity still needed to be clarified.
He told Judge Brennan that while held at Store Street station, the man was provided with an interpreter to assist him over the phone, but he still refused to give basic information.
The court heard that he kept changing his dates of birth, names and nationalities. The Garda National Immigration Bureau had no record of the details he provided.
The accused did not give evidence during the bail hearing and has yet to enter a plea.
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Objecting to bail, the garda said that he was not satisfied with the man's identity until he provided an official document.
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The court heard that he claimed to have stayed in accommodation outside Dublin, in centres in Mullingar and Arklow.
Solicitor Paul Byrne, assigned by the court to act for the man, later told the court he had consulted with the accused, who had provided a story with "the ring of truth about it." The solicitor said his client had been in a panic.
He also suggested that the problem had been a lack of confidence. He had been here a year and had been unsuccessful in applying for asylum.
The court heard he had a public service card, and on his phone, there was a picture of a manual handling certificate, in a different name.
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