Category: extradition

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Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza has extradition to US postponed – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 5th, 2008 in extradition, news, terrorism by sally

“The British Government has been told to postpone extradition of Abu Hamza until a ruling on whether sending him to a maximum security US jail would breach his human rights.”

Caldarelli v Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, Italy [2008] UKHL 51; [2008] WLR (D) 274

Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2008

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Caldarelli v Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Naples, Italy – WLR Daily

Posted August 4th, 2008 in appeals, EC law, extradition, fugitive offenders, Italy, law reports, warrants by sally

“Extradition of an Italian fugitive had been properly sought as an accused rather than a convicted person where he had been found guilty of an offence in his absence and sentenced to imprisonment but his trial was not under Italian law finally completed until the appeal process was concluded.”

WLR Daily, 1st August 2008

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UK police win extradition over Salford gangland hit – The Guardian

Posted August 4th, 2008 in conspiracy, extradition, gangs, murder, news by sally

“One of Britain’s most wanted men will be extradited to the UK this week after being arrested in Benidorm, southern Spain. Bobby Spiers will be interviewed by Manchester police in connection with a bungled underworld hit in a Salford pub that left two men dead.”

McKinnon v Government of the United States of America [2008] UKHL 59; [2008] WLR (D) 266

The Guardian, 3rd August 2008

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McKinnon v Government of the United States of America – WLR Daily

Posted July 31st, 2008 in abuse of process, extradition, law reports, plea bargaining by sally

“A foreign prosecuting authority’s plea bargain offer to an accused person whose extradition was sought, did not constitute an abuse of process unless the predicted consequences of refusing the offer were so extreme as to amount to a threat of unlawful action which imperilled the integrity of the extradition process.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2008

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Hacker vows to fight extradition – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2008 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“A Briton accused of hacking into top-secret military computers has vowed to fight extradition to stand trial in the US after losing a court appeal.”

BBC News, 30th July 2008

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Hacker loses extradition appeal – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2008 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“A Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers has lost a Law Lords appeal against being extradited to stand trial in the US.”

BBC News, 30th July 2008

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Ruling due on hacker extradition – BBC News

Posted July 30th, 2008 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“The Law Lords are due to decide whether a Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers should be extradited to the US to stand trial.”

BBC News, 30th July 2008

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Abu Hamza loses extradition fight – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2008 in appeals, extradition, news, terrorism by sally

“Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been refused leave to appeal to the House of Lords against his extradition to the US.”

BBC News, 23rd July 2008

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Abu Hamza loses extradition fight – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2008 in extradition, news, terrorism by sally

“The radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has lost his High Court battle against extradition to the United States, where he faces a jail sentence of up to 100 years.”

The Independent, 21st June 2008

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Radical cleric Abu Hamza loses extradition appeal – The Times

Posted June 20th, 2008 in extradition, news, terrorism by sally

“Abu Hamza al-Masri, the radical Muslim cleric, today lost his High Court battle against extradition to the US, where he faces terrorism charges.”

The Times, 20th June 2008

British hacker should not be extradited to US, Lords told – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2008 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“A British man who allegedly hacked into the Pentagon’s computer network should not be extradited to America because US prosecutors tried to intimidate him into cooperating with them, the House of Lords was told today.”

Pietrzak v Regional Court in Wloclawek, Poland; [2008] WLR (D) 190

The Guardian, 16th June 2008

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Pietrzak v Regional Court in Wloclawek, Poland – WLR Daily

Posted June 16th, 2008 in extradition, law reports, warrants by sally

“Art 8(1) of European Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 set out the contents necessary for a valid European arrest warrant: additional information specified in the form in the annex to the Framework Decision did not form part of the warrant for the purposes of validity.”

WLR Daily, 12th June 2008

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‘Superhacker’ bids to halt extradition – The Independent

Posted June 16th, 2008 in computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“A British man accused of the ‘biggest military computer hack of all time’ will make a last desperate plea today to try to stop his extradition to the US.”

The Independent, 16th June 2008

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Rwandan suspects to be extradited – BBC News

Posted June 6th, 2008 in extradition, genocide, news by sally

“Magistrates in London have upheld a request to extradite four men to Rwanda to face mass murder charges.”

Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil

BBC News, 6th June 2008

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Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor, Creteil – Times Law Reports

Posted June 2nd, 2008 in appeals, extradition, law reports, time limits by sally

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“Late service of a copy of a duly filed appeal notice was not a fatal bar to an appeal against an extradition order.”

The Times, 2nd June 2008

Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France [2008] EWHC 1024 (Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 148

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Moulai v Deputy Public Prosecutor in Creteil, France – WLR Daily

Posted May 13th, 2008 in appeals, extradition, law reports, time limits by sally

“Late service of a copy of a duly filed appeal notice was not a fatal bar to an appeal against an order extraditing (or not extraditing) a person.”

WLR Daily 12th May 2008

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Hamza challenges US extradition – BBC News

Posted May 12th, 2008 in extradition, news, soliciting to murder, terrorism by sally

“Jailed Muslim Cleric Abu Hamza has begun a High Court bid to block his extradition to the USA.”

Norris v Government of the United States of America

BBC News, 12th May 2008

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Norris v Government of the United States of America – Times Law Reports

Posted March 14th, 2008 in extradition, law reports, price fixing by sally

House of Lords

“A person could not be extradited to the United States of America to stand trial on charges brought under US legislation which declared cartels to be illegal, to stand trial for price-fixing offences alleged to have been committed from 1989 to 2000 because during that period price-fixing agreements and cartels were not illegal under English law, unless there were other aggravating features such as dishonesty or deception.”

The Times, 14th March 2008

Norris v Government of the United States of America [2008] UKHL 16; WLR (D) 81

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Norris v Government of the United States of America – WLR Daily

Posted March 13th, 2008 in extradition, law reports, price fixing by sally

“During the period from 1989 to 2000 price fixing was not illegal under English law so that it was not an extradition offence for the purposes of s 137 of the Extradition Act 2003.”

WLR Daily, 12th March 2008