Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 39 (Dec)
Court: Divisional Court
Judge:

Collins and Leveson JJ

Representation Peter Kelleher (instructed by Moss & Co) for the applicant.
  Gareth Patterson (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the second respondent.
Judgment Dates: 2 December 2004

Catchwords

Extradition - Habeas corpus - Passage of time since offence committed - Unjustness or oppressiveness of extradition - s 11(3)(b).

The Case

In the circumstances it was not oppressive for the purposes of s11(3)(b) of the to return the applicant to Sweden even though it was almost ten years since he had failed to report to serve his sentence in that country.

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