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R (Ahsan) v DPP and Government of the USA (interested party); Ahsan v Government of the USA and Secretary of State for the Home Department; Tajik v Government of the USA and Secretary of State for the Home Department

Author / Contributor: John Jones QC
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R (Ahsan) v DPP and Government of the USA (interested party); Ahsan v Government of the USA and Secretary of State for the Home Department; Tajik v Government of the USA and Secretary of State for the Home Department
   
Issue: Whether offences were extradition offences, whether extradition was unjust or oppressive in light of T’s physical and mental condition, whether the extradition proceedings were an abuse of process, whether extradition was barred by extraneous considerations, whether extradition should have been refused for risk of a breach of speciality, whether extradition breached Art 8 ECHR and whether the Attorney General’s guidance on concurrent jurisdiction should have been considered by the DPP in deciding not to prosecute A in the UK.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/4771/2007 and CO/5359/2007 and CO/5417/2007
   
Neutral Citation:   [2008] EWHC 666 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Richards LJ, Swift J
   
Date: 39548