| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 108 (Jul) |
| Court: | Divisional Court |
| Judge: | Rose LJ and Henriques J |
| Representation | James Hines (instructed by Claude Hornby & Cox) for the applicant. |
| Anuja Dhir (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service, Ludgate Hill) for the Czech government. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 7 July 2003 |
Catchwords
Extradition - Proceedings - Application for habeas corpus - Passage of time since offence committed - Trivial nature of offences - Unjustness and oppressiveness of extradition.
The Case
In the circumstances, given the relative triviality of the alleged offences and the time which had elapsed since they were committed, it would be oppressive and unjust to return the applicant to the Czech Republic and, accordingly, his application for a writ of habeas corpus would be allowed.
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