Akaroglu v Government of Romania & Anor, Court of Appeal - Queen's Bench Division, March 01, 2007, [2007] EWHC 367 (QB)

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Akaroglu v Government of Romania & Anor, Court of Appeal - Queen's Bench Division, March 01, 2007, [2007] EWHC 367 (QB)

Neutral Citation Number: [2007] EWHC 367 (QB)

Case No: C0/9768/2006

C0/9027/2006

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

DIVISIONAL COURT

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Date: 01/03/2007

Before:

LORD JUSTICE SCOTT BAKER

and

MR JUSTICE DAVID CLARKE

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Joel Smith (instructed by Garstangs, Solicitors) for the Claimant

John Hardy (instructed by The Crown Prosecution Service) for the Government of Romania

Clair Dobbin (instructed by The Treasury Solicitor) for the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Hearing date: 18 January 2007

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JudgmentLord Justice Scott Baker:

1. The court has before it an appeal by Cuneyit Akaroglu (``the appellant'') under s 103 of the Extradition Act 2003 (``the 2003 Act'') against the decision of District Judge Evans, who on 2 October 2006 sent the case to the Secretary of State for his decision whether the appellant should be extradited to Romania. The Secretary of State ordered his extradition on 7 November 2003.

2. There is a concurrent application for permission to apply for judicial re...

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