The Extradition Act 2003 was back in the news again last week. First the Law Lords decline to hear Babar Ahmed’s appeal against extradition, only for the European Court of Justice to order another stay of extradition [FreeBabarAhmed.com]. The ECJ will now consider the case. I wonder how many years will elapse before this is finally resolved? IIRC he has been in continuous detention since 2004 with no evidence yet presented in a court. In all that time the indictment against him has remained tenuous, at best.
Amusingly I came across Mr Blair extradited? Not as crazy as it sounds by William Rees-Mogg in the Times (via Craig Murray. I don’t personally see much prospect (nor a hard basis in law) for Mr Blair’s prosecution. Nevertheless it makes for interesting reading in bringing to our attention the full extent of the 2003 Act in subjecting British citizens to foreign laws and legal systems.
There was an attempt to overturn the extradition law late last year if enough money was raised via sponsorship is this the same one? Also, apart from the petition is there any other we can help?