Category: extradition

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Drug offence case is landmark for Britons jailed abroad – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2009 in drug offences, extradition, news by sally

“A man serving 33 years in a British jail for a drug offence committed in Thailand is to challenge his sentence in what could become a precedent-setting case for Britons jailed abroad. The case is being watched by the growing number of Britons in overseas jails who want to serve their sentence in the UK.”

The Guardian, 16th April 2009

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Man accused of taking part in Rwandan genocide wants to face trial in UK – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 14th, 2009 in extradition, genocide, news by sally

“A man accused of taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has said he wanted to face trial in the UK and clear his name.”

Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2009

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‘Drop hacker case’ – Terry Waite – BBC News

Posted March 16th, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“Human rights campaigner and former hostage Terry Waite has called on the US to drop charges against British computer hacker Gary McKinnon.”

R v Seddon; [2009] WLR (D) 88

BBC News, 16th March 2009

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R v Seddon – WLR Daily

Posted March 12th, 2009 in bail, extradition, law reports, warrants by sally

“In a European arrest warrant which sought a defendant’s return to this jurisdiction as a convicted person for the extradition offence of blackmail an allegation that the defendant was unlawfully at large and in breach of bail did not amount to ‘an offence disclosed by the information provided … in respect of’ the offence of blackmail for the purposes of s 146(3)(b) of the Extradition Act 2003.”

WLR Daily, 11th March 2009

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The Tottenham lawyer, the £100m Nigerian bribe – and Dick Cheney – The Independent

Posted March 9th, 2009 in bribery, extradition, news, solicitors by sally

“Shabby solicitor’s office in north London at the centre of an extraordinary transatlantic investigation.”

The Independent, 7th March 2009

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Norris resumes battle to avoid extradition – The Times

Posted February 26th, 2009 in extradition, news by sally

“Retired businessman Ian Norris began a new High Court battle today to avoid extradition to the US where he faces trial on charges of obstructing justice.”

The Times, 26th February 2009

Hacker loses latest extradition battle – The Independent

Posted February 26th, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“Computer hacker Gary McKinnon lost the latest round of his fight against extradition to the US today when British prosecutors refused to bring charges against him.”

The Independent, 26th February 2009

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Terror law watchdog Lord Carlile joins clamour for accused hacker to be tried in UK instead of US – The Guardian

Posted February 23rd, 2009 in autism, computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“Lord Carlile, the independent reviewer of anti-terror laws, has written to the home secretary to ask her to enable computer hacker Gary McKinnon to be prosecuted in the UK rather than face extradition and a jail term in the US. The intervention comes as the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, is considering whether to prosecute McKinnon, who has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, under British computer misuse laws.”

Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil

The Guardian, 23rd February 2009

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Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil – Times Law Reports

Posted January 27th, 2009 in appeals, extradition, law reports, time limits by sally

House of Lords

“The requirement that notice of an appeal to the High Court had to be given within a specified period meant that the notice had to be served on the respondent as well as filed in the court within that period; the court had no power to grant an extension of time.”

The Times, 27th January 2009

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British hacker wins right to challenge US extradition – The Guardian

Posted January 23rd, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“The British computer hacker Gary McKinnon has today won permission to launch a fresh high court challenge against attempts to extradite him to America.”

Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France [2009] UKHL 2; [2009] WLR (D) 12

The Guardian, 23rd January 2009

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Mucelli v Government of Albania; Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France – WLR Daily

Posted January 22nd, 2009 in appeals, extradition, law reports, time limits by sally

“In order to comply with the requirement in ss 26(4) and 103(9) of the Extradition Act 2003 that notice of an appeal to the High Court must be ‘given’ within the specified period the notice had to be both served on all respondents to the appeal and filed in the court within that period, and the court had no power to grant an extension of time.”

WLR Daily, 21st January 2009

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Hacker Gary McKinnon ‘at risk of suicide’ if extradited to US – The Times

Posted January 21st, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“A British computer expert accused of hacking into US military networks would be at real risk of psychosis or suicide if extradited to America, the High Court was told today.”

The Times, 21st January 2009

Extradition agreement ‘biased in favour of US’ – The Times

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

“Gary McKinnon’s case is only the latest in a string of high-profile extraditions involving British citizens to the United States. It comes after the NatWest Three and Ian Norris, former chief executive of Morgan Crucible, fought extradition battles through the courts – in the latter case successfully. Both highlighted the threat to the British business community from what is seen as the ‘long arm’ of US jurisdiction.”

The Times, 13th January 2008

British prosecution could save hacker from extradition to US – The Guardian

Posted January 12th, 2009 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker facing extradition to the US for hacking into the Pentagon and Nasa systems, could now be prosecuted in Britain.”

The Guardian, 12th January 2009

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Lawyers query transfer of Iraqis accused of killing British troops – The Guardian

Posted January 12th, 2009 in extradition, injunctions, Iraq, news by sally

“Lawyers are taking the government to court today over the way two Iraqi men were sent for trial in Baghdad despite last-minute injunctions ordering them to remain in British custody.”

The Guardian, 12th January 2009

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Innocent Britons ‘may be branded criminals abroad’ after Big Brother databases agreement – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 15th, 2008 in DNA, EC law, extradition, news by sally

“Innocent British citizens may be drawn into foreign criminal investigations after the Government agreed to EU-wide access to its ‘Big Brother’ databases, the Conservatives have warned.”

Regina (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2008

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Regina (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Times Law Reports

Posted December 12th, 2008 in extradition, human rights, law reports by sally

House of Lords

“A mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole which would be imposed on a prisoner convicted of two offences of murder in the first degree did not amount to inhuman or degrading punishment so as to justify a refusal to extradite him to stand trial in the United States of America.”

The Times, 12th December 2008

R (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] UKHL 72; [2008] WLR (D) 380

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R (Wellington) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily

Posted December 11th, 2008 in extradition, human rights, law reports, murder by sally

“A mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole imposed for two offences of murder in the first degree did not amount to inhuman or degrading punishment so that the Secretary of State had not acted unlawfully in ordering the extradition of an applicant to stand trial in the United States of America.”

WLR Daily, 10th December 2008

Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld, Germany Kaba v Court of First Instance, Creteil, France

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Louca v Public Prosecutor, Bielefeld, Germany Kaba v Court of First Instance, Creteil, France – Times Law Reports

Posted December 10th, 2008 in EC law, extradition, law reports, warrants by sally

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“While a European arrest warrant had to be validated by reference to an enforceable national legal procedure, it need not refer to any other European arrest warrant that might previously have been issued in respect of the alleged offences contained in the current warrant.”

The Times, 10th December 2008