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Essex Migrant Deaths: warrant for NI man 'wholly unsatisfactory', court told

2020-05-07 · Monaghan, Monaghan · Court of Appeal

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The Court of Appeal heard arguments on May 7th regarding the extradition of a 23-year-old man from County Down, who is accused of delivering a trailer in which 39 Vietnamese migrants died in Essex in October 2019. The appellant's legal team contended that the European Arrest Warrant was fundamentally deficient, lacking sufficient detail about the alleged offence, the circumstances of its commission, and the accused's involvement. The barrister argued the warrant was "wholly unsatisfactory" and raised questions about the admissibility of information provided by the Crown Prosecution Service rather than the issuing judicial authority. Counsel for the Minister for Justice countered that the warrant contained appropriate detail and had been properly scrutinised. The Court of Appeal reserved judgment. The accused was remanded in custody pending the court's decision. Separately, a 40-year-old haulier from Monaghan, alleged to be the chief organiser of the trafficking operation, was refused bail at the High Court ahead of his extradition hearing.

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