A notorious on-the-run conwoman, who is the daughter of a wealthy property tycoon, is fighting her extradition to the UK because the only doctor capable of treating her psychological condition is in Ireland, the High Court heard today. Farah Damji, 53, fled to Ireland in February of this year during her trial in the UK … Read more
British man, 25, fights extradition to Greece over murder of teenage Next shop assistant who was knifed to death on his 19th birthday in a 30-man brawl outside Malia bar in 2013 Jay Bartley wanted by the Greek authorities for alleged complicity in homicide Bartley denies involvement in the killing and will battle extradition Tyrell … Read more
Irish court REJECTS attempt by France to extradite British man convicted in his absence of murdering movie producer’s wife outside her holiday home in Cork Ian Bailey, 63, wanted in France over 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier British journalist was convicted of her killing in absentia in France last year Ireland’s High Court … Read more
Donald Trump ‘offered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a win-win deal to avoid extradition to US if he revealed source of the hacking of Democratic party emails’, court hears Jennifer Robinson, one Assange’s lawyer’s, made statement at Old Bailey today She recalled a meeting with two Trump allies in Ecuadorian embassy in 2017 She claimed they … Read more
Julian Assange’s extradition hearing has been halted over fears a prosecuting lawyer may have been exposed to coronavirus. The Wikileaks founder, 49, is wanted in the US for allegedly conspiring with army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to expose military secrets between January and May 2010. The husband of a junior prosecuting lawyer started suffering ‘Covid-like … Read more
Julian Assange’s father and girlfriend greeted each other with a kiss outside the Old Bailey as the WikiLeaks founder appeared in court for his US extradition hearing today. Around 100 demonstrators set up outside the court this morning, including fashion designer Westwood, who was wearing bright yellow football boots. Assange, who has been in high-security … Read more
A British tourist who was detained in Qatar after airport officials found a £10 cannabis grinder on him during a stop-over 11 months ago has been arrested in Corfu and could be extradited back to the UAE. Conor Howard, 27, was stopped last October on his way back to the UK from Australia when he … Read more
Globe-trotting Russian billionaire friend of Putin is arrested in London over ‘multi-billion dollar tax fraud’ after US investigators began probing his love for private jets US authorities accuse Russian tycoon Oleg Tinkov of hiding £1bn in assets The 52-year-old renounced his US citizenship in 2013 – when his bank was sold Federal authorities claim Tinkov … Read more
Why is Putin’s banker hiding out in a French chateau? Russian billionaire uses legal loophole to evade extradition to UK where he faces jail Russian oligarch facing jail remains in chateau as authorities fail to haul him back Sergei Pugachev was sentenced to two years in his absence by a judge in 2016 Once known … Read more
China has warned Britain will ‘bear the consequences’ of suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. Yesterday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the suspension of an extradition treaty with Hong Kong, amid anger at alleged Chinese human rights abuses in the region, as well as against its Uighur Muslim population. A spokesman for the Chinese … Read more