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Mustafa Kamel Mustafa (otherwise Abu Hamza) v (1) Government of the USA, (2) Secretary of State for the Home Department

Author / Contributor: John Jones QC
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Mustafa Kamel Mustafa (otherwise Abu Hamza) v (1) Government of the USA, (2) Secretary of State for the Home Department
   
Issue: Whether it would be an abuse of process to extradite M to face trial for the alleged offences in the USA because the request was founded on evidence obtained by torture or ill-treatment; whether extradition would be incompatible with M’s rights under Arts 3, 6 and 8 ECHR; and whether extradition would be unjust or oppressive by reason of the passage of time since the alleged offences.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/1748/2008
   
Neutral Citation:   [2008] EWHC 1357 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Judge P, Sullivan J
   
Date: 39619