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.”

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The Guardian, 21st September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

British terror suspect will face extradition despite human rights victory – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 13th, 2013 in conspiracy, extradition, human rights, mental health, news, terrorism by tracey

“A British al-Qaeda suspect still faces extradition to America despite winning a human rights battle, the Home Secretary has vowed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2013

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Haroon Aswat extradition block upheld by European Court – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2013 in extradition, human rights, mental health, news, terrorism by tracey

“The government has failed to overturn a European Court ruling blocking the extradition of a British terror suspect accused of conspiring with Abu Hamza.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

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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.”

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The Guardian, 6th August 2013

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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.”

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BBC News, 24th July 2013

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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.”

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The Guardian, 24th July 2013

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Kapri v Lord Advocate (representing the Government of the Republic of Albania) – WLR Daily

Kapri v Lord Advocate (representing the Government of the Republic of Albania) [2013] UKSC 48; [2013] WLR (D) 281

“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

Posted July 16th, 2013 in armed forces, extradition, fraud, news, post-traumatic stress disorder by sally

“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.”

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BBC News, 15th July 2013

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Kapri (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania (Respondent) (Scotland) – Supreme Court

Kapri (AP) (Appellant) v The Lord Advocate representing The Government of the Republic of Albania (Respondent) (Scotland) [2013] UKSC 48 | UKSC 2012/0192 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 10th July 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Decision on EU crime and justice measures – Home Office

Posted July 10th, 2013 in EC law, extradition, news, police, veto, warrants by sally

“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.”

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Home Office, 9th July 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Abu Qatada extradition treaty finalised by British Parliament – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 21st, 2013 in deportation, extradition, news, parliament, terrorism, treaties by tracey

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2013

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French v Public Prosecutor of the Central Department of Investigation and Prosecution in Lisbon, Portugal – WLR Daily

Posted June 20th, 2013 in appeals, EC law, extradition, law reports, Privy Council, time limits, warrants by sally

French v Public Prosecutor of the Central Department of Investigation and Prosecution in Lisbon, Portugal [2013] UKPC 16; [2013] WLR (D) 241

“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

Lulzsec hacker group handed jail sentences – BBC News

Posted May 16th, 2013 in computer crime, extradition, news, sentencing by sally

“British hackers who were behind a series of high profile cyber-attacks in 2011 have been sentenced.”

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BBC News, 16th May 2013

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Crime and Courts Act 2013 – legislation.gov.uk

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Jihadist suspect cannot be extradited to United States because of his mental illness – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted April 22nd, 2013 in appeals, conspiracy, extradition, human rights, mental health, news, terrorism by sally

“The Strasbourg Court has ruled that a terrorist suspect detained in the United Kingdom’s Broadmoor hospital should not be extradited to the United States because of the risk that his mental condition would deteriorate there.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 21st April 2013

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Extradition, Deportation and Human Rights – Edward Fitzgerald QC

Posted April 18th, 2013 in deportation, extradition, human rights, news, speeches by sally

Extradtition, Deportation and Human Rights (PDF)

Edward Fitzgerald QC

Inner Temple Reader’s Lecture Series, 18th March 2013

Source: www.innertemple.org.uk

Human rights court blocks extradition of UK-based terror suspect to US – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2013 in extradition, human rights, mental health, news, terrorism by sally

“Extraditing a UK-based terror suspect to an American ‘supermax’ high security prison would constitute ‘inhuman or degrading treatment’, the European court of human rights (ECHR) has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 16th April 2013

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Theresa May attacks judges over deportation rules – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2013 in deportation, extradition, families, human rights, immigration, judiciary, news by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, has accused judges of ‘subverting’ British democracy and making the streets of Britain more dangerous by ignoring rules aimed at deporting more foreign criminals.”

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The Guardian,

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Home secretary Theresa May overhauls extradition laws – The Guardian

Posted February 6th, 2013 in bills, extradition, human rights, news, public interest by sally

“The home secretary, Theresa May, is to close the door on future campaigns by those facing extradition such as that waged by the computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, by changing the law.”

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The Guardian, 6th February 2013

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Wolkowicz and others v Polish Judicial Authority and another – WLR Daily

Posted February 1st, 2013 in adjournment, appeals, EC law, extradition, law reports, mental health by tracey

Wolkowicz and others v Polish Judicial Authority and another: [2013] EWHC 102 (Admin);  [2013] WLR (D)  36

“Although section 25 of the Extradition Act 2003 should be interpreted, wherever possible, to achieve the results sought by article 23(4) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant, it nevertheless gave express power to discharge and was not limited to a temporary postponement save in exceptional cases.”

WLR Daily, 30th January 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk