Cyprus pair lose extradition bid – BBC News

Posted November 26th, 2009 in Cyprus, dangerous driving, extradition by sally

“Two cousins from Essex who were passengers in a car which hit and killed a teenager in Cyprus have lost a High Court bid to avoid extradition.”

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BBC News, 25th November 2009

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Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld – WLR Daily

Posted November 23rd, 2009 in EC law, extradition, law reports, warrants by sally

Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld [2009] UKSC 4; [2009] WLR (D) 337

“To satisfy the requirements of s 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 a European arrest warrant only had to make reference to the requesting state’s domestic arrest warrant on which it was based and not to any previous European arrest warrant, based on the same domestic warrant, which had previously been issued and superseded.”

WLR Daily, 20th November 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Alan Johnson ‘stops the clock’ on Gary McKinnon’s extradition proceedings – The Times

Posted October 27th, 2009 in computer crime, evidence, extradition, mental health, news by sally

“The Home Secretary has thrown a lifeline to Gary McKinnon, the alleged computer hacker, with a promise to examine new medical evidence “very carefully” before deciding on his extradition to the United States.”

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The Times, 27th October 2009

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Hacker’s extradition put on hold – BBC News

Posted October 19th, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“A Briton accused of hacking into secret military and Nasa computers has had his extradition to the US put on hold as new psychiatric evidence is considered.”

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BBC News, 17th October 2009

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Gary McKinnon refused right to appeal to Supreme Court over extradition – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 9th, 2009 in appeals, computer crime, extradition, mental health, news by sally

“Hacker Gary McKinnon has been refused the right to appeal to the Supreme Court against his extradition to the US.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2009

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Cage fighter jailed for £53m Securitas raid – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2009 in extradition, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

“A cage fighter who was extradited from Morocco to face trial over his part in the £53m Securitas robbery in Tonbridge, Kent, was jailed for 18 years today.”

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The Guardian, 5th October 2009

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‘No ground’ over hacker extradition – The Independent

Posted September 9th, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“Home Secretary Alan Johnson today ‘gave no ground’ in the face of calls not to extradite computer hacker Gary McKinnon, a cross-party trio of senior MPs said.”

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The Independent, 9th September 2009

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Judge to rule on UK soccer fan’s extradition – The Independent

Posted August 18th, 2009 in extradition, news by sally

“A judge is expected to give his ruling today on whether an England football fan convicted of involvement in a riot during the Euro 2004 tournament should be extradited to Portugal to serve a prison term.”

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The Independent, 18th August 2009

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Hundreds of Britons will be extradited for minor crimes under new rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 17th, 2009 in extradition, news by sally

“Hundreds of Britons will be extradited for minor misdemeanours ranging from driving offences and drunkenness to more bizarre crimes such as stealing chickens, under new rules which come into force next year.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009

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Extradited for ‘stealing’ a mobile phone – The Times

Posted August 13th, 2009 in extradition, news by sally

“Ervin Juresa does not seem like a man on Europol’s most-wanted list. He is mild-mannered, well dressed and articulate — less international master criminal, more suburban accountant.”

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The Times, 13th August 2009

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R (Bary) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Al Fawwaz) v Same – WLR Daily

Posted August 11th, 2009 in extradition, human rights, law reports, prisons by sally

R (Bary) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (Al Fawwaz) v Same [2009] EWHC 2068(Admin); [2009] WLR (D) 284

“When considering the lawfulness of extradition by reference to the likely prison conditions which a person, if extradited, would face upon conviction in the requesting country, the question whether the high threshold under art 3 of the Convention on Human Rights for inhuman or degrading treatment would be crossed would depend on the facts of the particular case. There was no common standard for what did or did not amount to inhuman or degrading treatment throughout the many different countries in the world.”

WLR Daily, 10th August 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Extradited priest remanded in custody – The Independent

Posted August 10th, 2009 in child abuse, extradition, news, sexual offences by sally

“A former Roman Catholic priest was remanded in custody today after being extradited to Britain from the United States to face allegations of sexual abuse.”

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The Independent, 8th August 2009

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The Big Question: What exactly did Gary McKinnon do wrong, and should he be extradited? – The Independent

Posted August 4th, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“Why are we asking this now?

Because Gary McKinnon has been fighting the United States’ plans to have him extradited on hacking charges for the best part of seven years.”

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The Independent, 4th August 2009

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Government ‘would push for Gary McKinnon to serve sentence in UK’ – The Guardian

Posted August 3rd, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“The government will push for Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker fighting extradition to the US, to serve his sentence in a British prison if he is found guilty, Labour’s deputy leader said today.”

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2009

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Hacker Gary McKinnon fights on as extradition appeal rejected – The Times

Posted July 31st, 2009 in appeals, computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“Computer hacker Gary McKinnon will appeal to the newly formed Supreme Court after he today lost his latest High Court bid to avoid extradition to America.”

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The Times, 31st July 2009

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Hacker’s ‘moral crusade’ over UFO – BBC News

Posted July 29th, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“A Briton fighting extradition to the US for hacking into top-secret computers claims he was morally justified in breaking the law.”

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BBC News, 28th July 2009

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British judges ‘softer’ on extradition than US judges – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 28th, 2009 in extradition, news by sally

“British judges are significantly more likely to agree to extradite suspects to the US than American judges are to allow their citizens to be brought here for trial, research suggests.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2009

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Extradition without justice – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2009 in autism, computer crime, EC law, extradition, news by sally

Gary McKinnon’s fight to be prosecuted in the UK casts a stark light on our extradition arrangements with America. US prosecutors are threatening him with up to 70 years in a ‘supermax’ prison – and this a man with Asperger’s syndrome who could hardly be less suited to such punishment.”

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The Guardian, 16th July 2009

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Asperger’s syndrome hacker ‘should not be extradited’ – The Guardian

Posted July 14th, 2009 in autism, computer crime, extradition, news by sally

” ‘Humanitarian considerations’ that have arisen in the case of Asperger’s syndrome sufferer Gary McKinnon mean he should not face trial in the US for hacking into American military computers, the high court heard today.”

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The Guardian, 14th July 2009

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Extradition battle over ‘onion risk’ – The Independent

Posted July 9th, 2009 in allergies, extradition, food, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“A man attempted to avoid extradition today because his human rights could be breached by being fed ‘potentially life threatening’ red onions in an Irish jail.”

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The Independent, 9th July 2009

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