On 7 July 2015, the High Court dismissed the appeal of Wieslaw Kazimierz Lezon, against his extradition from the United Kingdom to Poland, to serve two sentences of 18 months’ imprisonment, for fraud committed in 2001 and 2002. The Court held that his extradition would not violate Articles 6 or 8 of the European Convention […]
On 30 June 2015, the High Court dismissed the appeal made by Justas Grigelevicius, against his extradition to Lithuania from the United Kingdom, in relation to an allegation of supplying cannabis to another. The Court upheld the District Judge’s finding that Mr Grigelevicius had tried to pervert the course of justice, by supplying a false […]
On 7 July 2015, the Prime Minister of Tunisia, Habib Essid stated that the country will refuse to extradite any of its nationals, in relation to the beach attack in Port El Kantaoui that killed thirty-eight people, including 30 British nationals. A report is here. In a televised interview, Mr Essid stated: “Tunisia has no intention of […]
On 3 July 2015, it was reported that Vladimir Antonov, the former owner of Portsmouth Football Club, and his business partner Raimondas Baranauskas, are believed to have fled the United Kingdom. The men failed in their appeal before the High Court in May 2015, to overturn a ruling that they should be extradited to Lithuania. […]
On 3 June 2015, it was reported that France has refused to grant Julian Assange asylum. Mr Assange has denied making the request. The original report published in the French newspaper, Le Monde, is here (French language). In an open letter written to President François Hollande, Mr Assange reportedly requested asylum in France, as a […]
On Friday 26 June 2015, the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, in Nigeria, granted a stay on the order to extradite Emmanuel Okoyomon, to the United Kingdom. The Court rejected his bail application, pending the outcome of his appeal. A report is here. Background Mr Okoyomon is a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Security […]
On 1 July 2015, the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) in Switzerland received a formal request from the United States to extradite seven FIFA officials, arrested on corruption charges on 27 May 2015. The FOJ press release is here. The seven FIFA officials are among 14 defendants sought in relation to a 47-count US indictment […]
On Friday 26 June 2015, the Swiss government extradited the former Bosniak military commander, Naser Orić, to Bosnia and Herzegovina for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a statement issued by the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ). The press release is here. Background On 2 February 2014, a Red Notice was […]
On 24 June 2015, the Divisional Court dismissed an appeal against the extradition of the Hungarian national, Norbert Szegfu. In its judgment, the Court considered the reach of section 26(5) of Extradition Act 2003 (EA 2003), and the Court’s new power to relax the seven-day notice period for extradition appeals, for the first time. The […]
On 24 June 2015, the High Court blocked the extradition of Aleks Kola, in relation to a robbery carried out in Albania in 2000. The Court found that the District Judge had erred, in admitting into evidence the content of an INTERPOL Red Notice that had not been authenticated under the Extradition Act 2003 (EA […]
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