Karahojevs, R (on the application of) v Prosecutors Generals Office Latvia

Karahojevs, R (on the application of) v Prosecutors Generals Office Latvia

The only ground of appeal, that the Prosecutor General's Office is not a judicial authority, is no longer tenable following the Supreme Court's decision in Assange; therefore, the appeal must be dismissed.

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Parties
Applicant: Karahajevs; Respondent: Prosecutors Generals Office Latvia
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
27 November 2012
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Extradition Appeal / Appeal From Magistrates' Court
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
European Arrest Warrant, Judicial Authority, Appeal Dismissal
Extradition Law Criminal Procedure European Arrest Warrant Judicial Authority Appeal Dismissal

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Parties

Karahajevs

Applicant

Prosecutors Generals Office Latvia

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Extradition Appeal / Appeal From Magistrates' Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Prosecutor General's Office of Latvia constitutes a judicial authority for purposes of a European Arrest Warrant

Ratio Decidendi

The only ground of appeal, that the Prosecutor General's Office is not a judicial authority, is no longer tenable following the Supreme Court's decision in Assange; therefore, the appeal must be dismissed.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed.