Gary McKinnon: a case of double standards? – The Guardian
“The home secretary’s decision not to extradite the Crouch End Asperger’s sufferer has caused others to raise questions.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: extradition
Statement by Home Secretary on extradition – Home Office
“Statement by Home Secretary Theresa May on extradition made on 16 October 2012.”
Home Office, 16th October 2012
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Gary McKinnon: Theresa May had no choice but to use human rights grounds – The Guardian
“Theresa May must have found it galling to use the despised Human Rights Act as a get-out-of-jail-free card for Gary McKinnon. But there was no alternative to her using article 3 of the human rights convention, which says that no one shall be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”
The Guardian, 16th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gary McKinnon extradition to US blocked by Theresa May – BBC News
“British computer hacker Gary McKinnon will not be extradited to the US, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced.”
BBC News, 16th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parts of evidence against Abu Qatada are ‘a bit thin’, says judge – The Guardian
“Parts of the evidence against the terrorist suspect Abu Qatada are ‘a bit thin’, according to the judge considering his deportation to face trial in Jordan.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abu Hamza to be extradited within days after final appeal fails – Daily Telegraph
“Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects will be extradited to the US ‘immediately’ after their last-ditch appeals were dismissed out of hand by senior judges.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Babar Ahmad and Syed Ahsan private prosecution rejected – BBC News
“A second bid to bring a private prosecution against two suspected terrorists to keep them in the UK has been rejected by a district judge.”
BBC News, 4th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abu Hamza makes high court bid to avoid extradition – The Guardian
“Lawyers for terrorist suspects facing imminent extradition to the US, including the radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza, are due in court to make last-ditch appeals against their removal.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Top judge reveals fury over extradition delays like Abu Hamza – Daily Telegraph
“The most senior judge in the country has spoken of his ‘fury’ that cases like Abu Hamza are allowed to drag on for years.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abu Hamza launches last-minute high court challenge to extradition – The Guardian
“Abu Hamza al-Masri has launched a last-minute appeal to the high court to block his imminent extradition to the US to stand trial on terrorism charges.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The extradition that changes the game – The Independent
“The court ruling that settled Abu Hamza’s fate has raised concerns for the rights of others fighting to be tried in Britain.”
The Independent, 26th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bye bye Abu Hamza – but why did it take so long? – UK Human Rights Blog
“The European Court of Human Rights has refused the request of Mustafa Kamal Mustafa (Abu Hamza) and four others to refer their extradition appeal to its Grand Chamber for another hearing. This means that their case, which was decided in the Government’s favour in April (see our post) is now final. There are therefore no remaining barriers to their extradition to the United States to face terrorism charges.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th September 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Abu Hamza loses fight against extradition to the US – The Guardian
“The European court of human rights has cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of five terrorism suspects, including Abu Hamza al-Masri and Babar Ahmad, after legal battles dating back to 2004.”
The Guardian, 24th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Briton launches prosecution against terror suspects to prevent extradition – The Guardian
“A Newcastle businessman who opposes Britain’s extradition agreement with the US has begun a private prosecution against two British terror suspects to prevent them being tried in America.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Theresa May to announce Gary McKinnon extradition decision by October – The Independent
“Home Secretary Theresa May will announce her decision on whether computer hacker Gary McKinnon can be extradited to the United States by October 16, his lawyer said today.”
The Independent, 6th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Krolik and others v Polish Judicial Authorities – WLR Daily
Krolik and others v Polish Judicial Authorities: [2012] EWHC 2357 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 254
“In the light of the presumption that Poland, as a member state of the Council of Europe, was able and willing to fulfil its obligations under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, in the absence of clear, cogent and compelling evidence to the contrary, a strict approach would in future be adopted in deciding appeals against orders for extradition to Poland under European arrest warrants where the sole issue was whether extradition would constitute a breach of article 3 of the Convention by reason of prison conditions in that state.”
WLR Daily, 17th August 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Lawcast 219: Carl Gardner on the Assange asylum issues – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, ex government lawyer and author of The Head of Legal blog, about the Assange Asylum issue.”
Charon QC, 17th August 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
Can police enter an embassy? A guide – The Guardian
“The Foreign Office says it can revoke an embassy’s diplomatic status but Ecuador claims this is only if there is a public threat.”
The Guardian, 16th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
