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 21 March 2019, we reported that Eric Marques had lost his Irish Supreme Court appeal against his extradition to the US. On the morning of 23 March 2019, Mr Marques was transported from the prison where he was being detained and surrendered to FBI agents at US immigration in Dublin Airport. You can read […]
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 […]
On 26 February 2019, Daniel Mullan began his appeal against his extradition to the US to face charges relating to indecent images of children. In the Irish Court of Appeal, Mr Mullan’s lawyer, Kieran Kelly, submitted that section 2 of the Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act 1996 allows for the prosecution of Irish citizens who have […]
On 28 January 2019, we reported that Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, had been subject to an extradition request from the US. You can find more about the background to the case here. According to Section 14 Canadian Extradition Act 1999 (“EA 1999”), once the subject of the extradition request has been arrested the issuing state […]
On 28 January 2019, we reported that Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, had been subject to an extradition request from the US. You can find more about the background to the case here. Section 3 of the Canadian Extradition Act 1999 (“EA 1999”) provides that a person may be extradited under the Act if: • an […]
On 13 February 2019, we reported that the Canadian Justice Department had until 1 March 2019, to decide whether to grant an “Authority to Proceed” which would allow the extradition hearing of, Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, to take place. On 1 March 2019, the Canadian Justice Department confirmed that they have issued an “Authority to […]
US authorities have submitted a formal extradition request for Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou. The extradition request relates to crimes allegedly committed in Hong Kong. At her bail hearing, the US authorities alleged that between 2009 and 2014, Huawei used a Hong Kong-based company, Skycom Tech, to do dealings with telecom companies in Iran in breach […]
Maha Elgizouli, the mother of suspected ISIS member, El Shafee Elsheikh, has lost her High Court claim to challenge the UK government’s decision to share evidence with the US authorities without seeking assurances that Mr Elsheikh would not be executed if he is found guilty after a trial in the US. The UK authorities responded […]
Turkish prosecutors are seeking the arrest and extradition of Enes Kanter, a Turkish basketball player playing for the New York Knicks. The Turkish authorities allege that he is a member of an “armed terrorist group”. Mr Kanter is a known critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and supporter of Fetullah Gulen, a cleric who President […]
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