Karahojevs, R (on the application of) v Prosecutors Generals Office Latvia [2012] EWHC 3561 (Admin) (27 November 2012)

Karahojevs, R (on the application of) v Prosecutors Generals Office Latvia [2012] EWHC 3561 (Admin) (27 November 2012)

The Supreme Court decision in Assange established that the Prosecutor General's Office can be considered a judicial authority; therefore, the appeal has no merit and must be dismissed.

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Citation
[2012] EWHC 3561 (Admin)
Parties
Claimant: Karahajevs; Defendant: Prosecutors Generals Office Latvia
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
27 November 2012
Procedural Posture
Appeal Under Section 26 of the Extradition Act / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
European Arrest Warrant, Judicial Authority, Appeal
Criminal Law Extradition Law European Arrest Warrant Judicial Authority Appeal

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Parties

Karahajevs

Claimant

Prosecutors Generals Office Latvia

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Appeal Under Section 26 of the Extradition Act / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court decision in Assange established that the Prosecutor General's Office can be considered a judicial authority; therefore, the appeal has no merit and must be dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed; removal to Latvia directed