(City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court) The defendant resisted extradition to South Africa pleading that he suffered mental illness.
Held: ‘There is undoubted hardship for Mr Dewani if extradited. That hardship is more than ordinary hardship. The chances of an early recovery, or even any recovery, reduce, and the risk of suicide increases. However, when all relevant factors are considered, the hardship falls short of oppression. The public interest in extradition and trial outweighs the competing hardship. ‘
Citations:
[2011] EW Misc 11 (MC)
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England and Wales
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See Also – Government of South Africa v Dewani Admn 10-Dec-2010
Appeal against grant of bail to extradition subject. . .
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Extradition
Updated: 20 September 2022; Ref: scu.445442
