JUDGEMENT DUE- 13TH JANUARY 2012

After a six week wait Judge Purdy will give his Judgement in the afternoon on the 13th - Friday!! We're not superstitious and in any case the 13th may be unlucky for the prosecution -lets hope so!
Our main hope is that Ben Cooper's argument that "linking" is not a crime in the UK and therefore not an extradition offence will have been accepted.


On the run up to Friday  David Bermingham  has been requested to attend the Parliamentary Select Committee on the 10th January. In the light of Sir Scott Baker's failure to show any interest in researching the views and experiences of extraditees Keith Vaz has clearly indicated an interest in gathering further information from victims of this unbalanced Extradition Treaty with the US.

In the meantime I have submitted two requests under Freedom of Information from the home office:

Number 1- Due Date 20th Jan

The number of requests from the US to the UK of extradition  where requests for extradition were withdrawn or charges dropped (please specify which) from Jan 2004- November 2011 by year under the Extradition Act 2003.

• Nationality of cases i.e British, dual nationality, US
• Type of crimes involved in these cases
• Who/which agency/department initiated  withdrawal in these cases.
• Reason for withdrawal of extradition request in these cases.
• At what stage in extradition proceedings was withdrawal granted in these cases
  

Number of  requests from the UK to the US for extradition  where requests were withdrawn or charges dropped (please specify which) from Jan 2004- November 2011 by year under the Extradition Act 2003.

• Nationality of cases US, British, dual nationality
• Types of crimes involved in these cases
• Who/which agency/department initiated  withdrawal in  these cases
• Reason for withdrawal of extradition request in these cases
• At what stage in extradition proceedings was withdrawal granted in these cases.

Number 2 -Due Date 30th Jan

       UK TO US Extraditions Requested

• The total number of requests from the US for extradition of UK citizens from January 2004 up to end of November 2011.
• The number of these extradition requests which were for alleged offences committed on UK soil without the accused having been present in the US.
• Total number of these extradition requests granted
• Total number of these extradition requests of UK citizens refused on Human rights grounds.
• Total number of these extradition requests of UK citizens being refused for any other reason and the reasons for those refusals.
• US TO UK Extraditions Requested                                                                                         

• The total number of requests from the UK for the extradition of US citizens from January 2004  up to the end of November 2011.
• The number of these extraditions which were for alleged offences committed on US soil without the accused having been present in the UK.
• Total number of these extradition requests granted.
• Total number of these extradition requests of US citizens refused on Human Rights grounds
• Total number of these extradition requests of US citizens being refused for any other reasons and the reasons for those refusals.

Thank you so much to those who have already signed Richard's Petition asking for UK Justice. We need many more signatures so please Sign The Petition & Stop Extradition  This petition is not restricted to UK residents so feel free to sign and pass on.