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Alleged swindler surrendered on European arrest warrant despite concerns of treatment in Hungarian prisons
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High Court grants order to surrender alleged swindler to Hungary under European arrest warrant, notwithstanding evidence of inhuman and degrading treatment in Hungarian prisons.
European arrest warrant – surrender to Republic of Hungary – offence of "swindling" – s.13 of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 – objection that at the time at which the warrant was issued no decision had been made to charge the respondent with, and to try him for, the offence – objection that the surrender of the respondent is prohibited by s.37 of the Act of 2003 in that to surrender the respondent would expose him to a real risk of being subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment – S.21A of the Act of 2003 was inserted by s.79 of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 – ex abundante cautela – U.S. Department of State 2010 Human Rights Report on Hungary (April 8, 2011) – Hungarian prison conditions – overcrowding.
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