The defendant appealed against a decision of the court to extend the time for his extradition to Poland.
Held: The Directive was intended to achieve speedy extraditions, and should be read purposively. It was not necessary to read it in the way argued for by the defendant that an extension of time should be granted only the application had been delayed by circumstances beyond the applicant’s control.
Richards LJ, Gibbs J
[2007] EWHC 2646 (Admin), Times 21-Dec-2007, [2008] ACD 24, [2008] 1 WLR 789
Bailii
Extradition Act 2003 21(3), European Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between member states
England and Wales
Extradition
Updated: 02 November 2021; Ref: scu.261383
