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Unusual / Germany refuses to extradite the Albanian cocaine trafficker to Britain, here's the reason

2023-09-05 21:07:21Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Unusual / Germany refuses to extradite the Albanian cocaine trafficker to
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Germany has refused to extradite an Albanian citizen wanted by English justice, wanted for trafficking a large amount of cocaine.

In an unusual response to English authorities, a German court has ruled against extradition due to concerns over poor prison conditions in the UK.

The Albanian, who used to live in Britain, was wanted internationally on charges of trafficking 5 kilograms of cocaine, with a market value of about $415,000.

"It cannot be assumed with sufficient certainty at the moment that the person under investigation, if extradited to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, would have humane conditions of detention there," the decision of the Supreme Regional Court of Karlsruhe.

In a comment Jonathan Goldsmith, a member of the Law Society, the independent professional body for lawyers in England and Wales, said the decision was "another scathing rebuke" of the British government's record in the administration of justice.

"This is a disgrace to the UK," Goldsmith wrote.

"There have been similar court decisions before under the framework of the European Arrest Warrant, but in relation to member states with whose records on prisons and human rights we would not like to be compared," he said.

The Albanian apparently benefited from a lawyer who is considered an expert on the condition of British prisons. Jan-Carl Janssen wrote his thesis on the penal system in England, Wales and Scotland, and in court he cited earlier research into issues such as chronic overcrowding, understaffing and violence among prisoners. He also said that some cells are too small, too dark and poorly ventilated.

The German court has asked the British authorities for guarantees that human rights will be respected, in accordance with international law and the post-Brexit cooperation agreement between Britain and the European Union.


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