Paredinis v Darius Valys, Prosecutor General, Lithuania [2013] EWHC 564 (Admin) (21 February 2013)

Paredinis v Darius Valys, Prosecutor General, Lithuania [2013] EWHC 564 (Admin) (21 February 2013)

The third offence in the warrant is equivalent to section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986; the offences are not so trivial as to make extradition disproportionate; the District Judge's conclusions on oppression and Article 8 were correct and unimpeachable.

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Citation
[2013] EWHC 564 (Admin)
Parties
Appellant: Aidas Paredinis; Respondent: Darius Valys, Prosecutor General, Lithuania
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 February 2013
Procedural Posture
Extradition Appeal / High Court Appeal From District Judge's Extradition Order
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
European Arrest Warrant, Dual Criminality, Article 8 ECHR, Oppression Due to Passage of Time
Criminal Law Extradition Law Human Rights Law European Arrest Warrant Dual Criminality Article 8 ECHR Oppression Due to Passage of Time

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Parties

Aidas Paredinis

Appellant

Darius Valys, Prosecutor General, Lithuania

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Extradition Appeal / High Court Appeal From District Judge's Extradition Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the third offence in the warrant has an equivalent in English law (dual criminality)
  2. 2 Whether extradition would be oppressive or unjust due to passage of time
  3. 3 Whether extradition would infringe Article 8 ECHR rights

Ratio Decidendi

The third offence in the warrant is equivalent to section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986; the offences are not so trivial as to make extradition disproportionate; the District Judge's conclusions on oppression and Article 8 were correct and unimpeachable.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Extradition order upheld