27th Nov 2019
The Court of Justice delivered two judgments in May 2019 which considered whether the Public Prosecutors’ Offices of Member States fell within the definition of an “issuing judicial authority” for the purposes of the EAW Framework Decision. The cases considered the position of the prosecuting authorities of Germany and Lithuania. In deciding those cases the […]
27th Nov 2019
A question was referred to the CJEU from the Court of Appeal of Belgium in respect of an EAW. In 2018, an EAW was issued by the National High Court of Spain in respect of a rapper who had been convicted in 2012 and 2013 of the offence of glorification of terrorism and the humiliation […]
22nd Nov 2019
Lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, have asked a Canadian court to stay her extradition proceedings. Ms Meng is sought by the US in relation to charges of bank fraud and misleading US banks inducing them into carrying out business with a telecoms company in violation of US sanctions against Iran. Lawyers for […]
22nd Nov 2019
Eamonn Harrison appeared before Dublin’s Central Criminal Court on Thursday 21 November to begin the hearing regarding the UK’s request for his extradition. Mr Harrison faces 41 charges in the UK, 39 counts of manslaughter, one court of human trafficking and one count of assisting unlawful immigration. Mr Harrison, 22, from County Down is alleged […]
20th Nov 2019
Background facts The appellant appealed against the decision of District Judge Tempia to order his extradition to the United States to face trial on charges relating to alleged computer hacking with associated demands for money and the dissemination on the internet of personal medical records. At his extradition hearing the appellant submitted that the ‘forum […]
20th Nov 2019
A Brazilian judge has issued an arrest warrant for former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes, along with 20 others, as part of an investigation into money laundering. Mr Cartes stands accused of providing USD500,000 to a criminal organisation at the request of his associate Dario Messer, who at the time was a fugitive from the law […]
20th Nov 2019
Swedish prosecutors announced yesterday, 19 November that they have dropped the investigation into sexual offences allegedly committed by Julian Assange. The Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Eva-Marie Person, cited the weakening of evidence over the protracted investigative period as the reason for the decision. Notwithstanding the decision, Ms Persson made clear in her statement that […]
20th Nov 2019
US authorities have made a formal request to the UK for the extradition of Mike Lynch in connection with the sale of software company Autonomy to Hewlett Packard in 2011. Mr Lynch is alleged to have manipulated Autonomy’s financial reports in order to inflate the apparent value of the company before its sale and faces […]
14th Nov 2019
Following the reversal of a Spanish court’s decision to refuse the extradite Major General Hugo Carvajal to the US on charges of drug trafficking, authorities have been unable to locate him. On 16 September 2019 Spain’s highest criminal court (“Audiencia National”) rejected the US request, declaring it to be politically motivated, and ordered his release. […]
11th Nov 2019
Eamon Harrison, a 22 year old lorry driver for Northern Ireland has appeared in court facing extradition to the UK from the Republic of Ireland on charges of manslaughter, conspiracy to commit human trafficking and conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were discovered in a lorry […]
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