Category: extradition
Benefits fraudster who fled to Costa del Sol jailed for three years
“A benefits fraudster who fled to the Costa del Sol ahead of sentencing in 2008 has been jailed for three years. Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith labelled it ‘outrageous’ that 70-year-old Norman Brennan had been in Spain for five years, and vowed to bring the pensioner back to face justice.”
The Independent, 18th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Extradition: why the government is wrong to remove the automatic right to appeal – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The government has come under fire from extradition and human rights practitioners for seeking to remove the automatic right of appeal in extradition cases.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th November 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Jama v Senior Public Prosecutor, Gera, Germany – WLR Daily
Jama v Senior Public Prosecutor, Gera, Germany [2013] EWHC 3276 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 415
“Trafficking khat, which was an offence under German law, was capable of amounting to a framework list offence of ‘illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances’ pursuant to section 64(2) of the Extradition Act 2003 and article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/583/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between member states (‘the Framework Decision’), even though khat was not a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance prohibited by the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988 (‘the 1988 Convention’).”
WLR Daily, 31st October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Jeffrey Lake, ex-policeman, jailed for child rape – BBC News
“A retired police sergeant has been jailed for raping and sexually abusing two children while he was an officer serving in Lancashire and Merseyside.”
BBC News, 24th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani wins extradition hearing – The Independent
“Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani has won a further hearing in his legal battle against extradition. A panel of three High Court judges – headed by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas – ruled today there are outstanding legal issues the court must decide.”
The Independent, 22nd October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Foreign suspect accused of double murder delays extradition with human rights appeal – Daily Telegraph
“An alleged double gang murderer wanted for trial in eastern Europe has stalled his extradition for two years over his ‘human rights’, it can be disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Extradited rapist Salvador Orozco jailed for 1990 attack – BBC News
“A rapist caught after his victim was inspired by an EastEnders storyline has been jailed 23 years after the attack.”
BBC News, 26th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Surprise bid to put Shrien Dewani on trial in Britain – The Guardian
“Lawyers for Shrien Dewani, the honeymoon murder suspect, are to ask British prosecutors to consider bringing a case against him in a dramatic attempt to avoid a trial in South Africa.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British terror suspect will face extradition despite human rights victory – Daily Telegraph
“A British al-Qaeda suspect still faces extradition to America despite winning a human rights battle, the Home Secretary has vowed.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Haroon Aswat extradition block upheld by European Court – BBC News
“The government has failed to overturn a European Court ruling blocking the extradition of a British terror suspect accused of conspiring with Abu Hamza.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shrien Dewani lawyers launch bid to fight extradition in supreme court – The Guardian
“Lawyers acting for honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani are launching a bid to take his case to the supreme court.”
The Guardian, 6th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani faces extradition – BBC News
“Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani will be extradited to South Africa to face trial over his wife Anni’s death.”
BBC News, 24th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shrien Dewani awaits ruling on bid to fight extradition to South Africa – The Guardian
“Shrien Dewani will discover on Wednesday whether his latest bid to delay his extradition to South Africa to face trial over his wife’s death has succeeded.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kapri v Lord Advocate (representing the Government of the Republic of Albania) – WLR Daily
“An arrested person who resisted extradition on the basis that there was systemic corruption in the judicial system in the requesting country did not necessarily have to point to particular facts or circumstances affecting his case since such corruption affected everyone who was subjected to it and it was impossible to say that any individual who was returned to such a system would receive the right to a fair trial within article 6 of the Convention.”
WLR Daily, 10th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Fraud claim soldier David McIntyre to be extradited – BBC News
“A former soldier who said he would rather kill himself than face fraud allegations in the US has been told by the government he will be extradited.”
BBC News, 15th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kapri (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 10th July 2013
Decision on EU crime and justice measures – Home Office
“The Home Secretary has confirmed the UK will opt out of EU policing and criminal justice measures and seek to rejoin those that keep the UK safe.”
Home Office, 9th July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Abu Qatada extradition treaty finalised by British Parliament – Daily Telegraph
“An extradition treaty to pave the way for Abu Qatada’s removal from Britain
after a near decade-long saga has been approved by Parliament.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
French v Public Prosecutor of the Central Department of Investigation and Prosecution in Lisbon, Portugal – WLR Daily
“Although, as a matter of international obligation, a member state (and any European territory for which it was responsible) was required to legislate in such a way as to achieve the aims of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA , including that a formal decision on the execution of an European arrest warrant should be taken within 60 days of the requested person’s arrest, the law derived from the consequential domestic legislation rather than from the Decision, so that where a territory’s legislation provided that the consequence of a failure to meet such deadline was no more than a requirement to notify the issuing judicial authority of the delay and the reasons therefor, the failure did not entitle the arrested person to be released, save where the delay was so excessive that it could no longer be said to be a deprivation of liberty in accordance with a procedure prescribed by law for the lawful detention of a person against whom action was being taken with a view to extradition, within article 5.1(f) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 13th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk