On 31 March 2019, a Parisian Court convicted Englishman Ian Bailey of the murder of French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier and sentenced him to 25 years imprisonment. Mrs Toscan du Plantier’s body was discovered in 1996 in West Cork, Ireland. Mr Bailey was convicted in his absence after French Authorities failed to have him […]
On 24 May 2019, the European Union Office in Hong Kong and Macau issued a formal diplomatic protest note to Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, in relation to a proposed extradition law that could see individuals from Hong Kong extradited to mainland China for trial. When Hong Kong returned from British to Chinese rule […]
Ozcan Keles, a British academic of Turkish descent, appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on the 20 May 2019. He is accused, by Turkish authorities, of spreading online propaganda supporting Fetullah Gülen. The Turkish extradition request alleges that Mr Keles is a member of the Fetö Organisation, a group associated with Fetullah Gülen, the cleric that […]
A Dutch court in Amsterdam has refused to extradite a man, accused of drugs trafficking offences, back to the UK because the conditions in HMP Liverpool were ruled to breach Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The man, who had been arrested on a European Arrest Warrant (EAW), was not named […]
Breach of bail sentencing hearing On 1 May 2019, at Southwark Crown Court, Mr Assange was given a custodial sentence of 50 weeks for failing to surrender to bail in September 2012. The sentence was 2 weeks shorter than the maximum. During the sentencing hearing, Mr Assange’s lawyers made detailed submissions relating to: • the […]
On 21st January 2019, we reported that the extradition of Hasheem Abedi, the brother of suspected Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi, had been delayed. Libya’s Interior Minister, Fathi Bashagha, has confirmed that a Libyan court had agreed to extradite Mr Abedi to the UK because he is a British citizen. However, after the ruling was […]
On 15 February 2019, we reported that Dr Vijay Mallya had applied to the High Court for leave to appeal against the Extradition Order made by Senior District Judge Emma Arbuthnot, the Chief Magistrate, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 10 December 2018. On 5 April 2019, Justice Davis rejected Dr Mallya’s application for permission to […]
Yesterday, 26 March 2019, Jack Shepherd appeared before a Georgian court to confirm he will not contest his extradition to the UK. The UK authorities requested his extradition so that he could serve a term of imprisonment for the manslaughter by gross negligence of his date, Charlotte Brown, who was killed in a speedboat crash […]
On 4 March 2019, we reported that the UK had formally requested the extradition of Jack Shepherd, who was convicted of the manslaughter by gross negligence of his date Charlotte Brown, in July 2018. Mr Shepherd’s lawyer, Irakli Chilingarashvili, has confirmed that the extradition hearing has been set for noon, local time, on 26 March […]
Yesterday, 20 March 2019, Eric Marques had his Supreme Court appeal against his extradition from Ireland to the US rejected. US authorities have requested Mr Marques’ extradition on charges including conspiracy to distribute and advertise indecent images of children. The charges relate to extremely violent and graphic images that were uploaded to over 100 anonymous […]
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