On 17 September 2015, the High Court dismissed the appeal of Andrzej Komar against his extradition from the United Kingdom to Poland. The Court rejected Mr Komar’s grounds of appeal that the European Arrest Warrant issued for his arrest was ambiguous, that there had been culpable delay, erroneous treatment of Article 8 of the European […]
On 19 September 2015, it was reported that Raymond Nevitt, a British national who is currently being detained in South Africa, has cited the prospect of not receiving a fair trial in the United Kingdom as the reason for him absconding from the country in 2006. Mr Nevitt is currently contesting his extradition from South […]
On 17 September 2015, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) issued a statement confirming that the extradition of former FIFA vice-president, Eugenio Figueredo, from Switzerland to the United States, had been approved by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court. The press statement is here. A report is here. The accusation against Mr Figueredo is that […]
On 14 September 2015, the High Court dismissed the two grounds of appeal against extradition of Brian Powney, from the United Kingdom to Slovenia. The Court found that the new bar to extradition under s. 12A Extradition Act 2003 (EA 2003) (no prosecution decision in requesting territory) had not been made out, and that the […]
On 14 September 2015, Colin Simpson Henderson, who was extradited from the United Kingdom to Australia, collapsed in court in Melbourne, Australia, where he has been charged with 58 rape, assault and aggravated burglary offences, committed in Australia the 1980s. A report is here. On 11 September 2015, Mr Henderson, who is a dual British-Australian […]
On 7 September 2015, Wale Kere-Ekun, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Kingdom for murder. Mr Kere-Ekun was extradited from Nigeria, to the UK, to face the charges at some point after his arrest in Nigeria in February 2015. A report is here. It is alleged that Mr Kere-Ekun murdered 18-year old, Marcus […]
At a hearing on 27 August 2015, a Bulgarian court ruled that authorities in Kyrgyzstan would be provided with more time to collect evidence supporting the extradition of Leonard Homeniuk, the former CEO of the gold mining company, Centerra Gold, from Bulgaria to Kyrgyzstan, in connection with alleged corruption. The Bulgarian court has adjourned his […]
On 3 September 2015, it was reported that Pakistani national, Mian Shahid, who was convicted and sentenced in absentia in England in April for an alleged sexual assault on an 18-year-old girl in 2015, was arrested in the Republic of Ireland and is to be extradited to the United Kingdom. A report is here. In […]
On 2 September 2015, it was reported that Swiss prosecutors have denied a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) request from India’s law enforcement agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in connection with bribery allegations linked with SAN Swiss Arms and Rheinmetall Air Defence (RAD). A report by the Global Investigations Review is here (paywall). […]
On 1 September 2015, a former violin teacher at Chetham School of Music, Chris Ling, committed suicide before he was due to be extradited to the United Kingdom, to face 77 potential charges of sex offences against 10 former pupils allegedly committed between 1983 and 1990. A report is here. In January 2014, it was […]
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