At the close of a half day hearing last Thursday 16 January, the High Court refused to grant Sanjeev Chawla permission to appeal against an order for his extradition to India. Mr Chawla, who was born in Delhi, became a British citizen in 2005. He is sought by the Indian authorities to face charges of […]
The US has rejected the UK’s request to extradite Ann Sacoolas to face charges of death by dangerous driving, calling it ‘highly inappropriate’. Ms Sacoolas was charged in December 2019 with causing the death of Harry Dunne in August 2019. Mr Dunne, 19, was killed when his motorcycle was struck outside an RAF base in […]
Background facts The appellant (“K”) appealed against an order for his extradition to the respondent requesting state, Poland, to face charges of causing “medium” bodily harm. The alleged offending took place in Slovenia but involved Polish citizens. K had stabbed the victim in the abdomen with a long knife. The victim was successfully treated at […]
INTERPOL has issued a Red Notice in respect of former Nissan and Renault chairman Carlos Ghosn. Mr Ghosn arrived in Lebanon on Tuesday 31 December 2019, having fled custody in Japan, having been smuggled aboard a private jet which took him first to Turkey, before arriving in Beirut. Mr Ghosn was initially arrested in Tokyo […]
A Brussels court has ordered the suspension of Carles Puigdemont’s extradition to Spain. The judge also suspended the arrest warrant issued against former Catalan cabinet member Toni Comin. The pair’s immunity as Members of the European Parliament (‘MEPs’)was cited as a ground for the suspension by the court. The former Catalan pro-independence leader is wanted […]
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