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Ivan Janovic v Prosecutor General’s Office Lithuania

Author / Contributor: John Jones QC
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Ivan Janovic v Prosecutor General’s Office Lithuania
   
Issue: (1) Whether requesting J’s extradition to Lithuania to stand trial for an offence allegedly committed in Belarus was an abuse of process; (2) whether there was a real risk of J suffering a flagrant denial of his rights under Art 6 ECHR in Lithuania; (3) whether prison conditions in Lithuania created a real risk of an Art 3 violation; and (4) whether extradition would be unjust or oppressive by reason of the passage of time.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/9061/2010
   
Neutral Citation:   [2011] EWHC 710 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Jackson LJ, Cranston J
   
Date: 25 March 2011