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Extradition – Extradition order. The appellant appealed against orders for her extradition to Poland to serve an activated suspended sentence for supplying narcotics, possession of narcotics, misuse of an identity card issued to another and stealing, because of her failure to contact probation service after changing her address. The Administrative Court, in allowing the appeal, held that the judge had erred in finding that the appellant had become a fugitive by failing to inform probation of her change of address. Further, to return the appellant to would not be a proportionate interference with the private life the appellant had legitimately established in the United Kingdom without being a fugitive.
Extradition – Extradition order. The appellant appealed against orders for her extradition to Poland to serve an activated suspended sentence for supplying narcotics, possession of narcotics, misuse of an identity card issued to another and stealing, because of her failure to contact probation service after changing her address. The Administrative Court, in allowing the appeal, held that the judge had erred in finding that the appellant had become a fugitive by failing to inform probation of her change of address. Further, to return the appellant to would not be a proportionate interference with the private life the appellant had legitimately established in the United Kingdom without being a fugitive.
Chair of the Bar reports back
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs
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