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Surrender to Poland for drug trafficking charges denied due to exceptional family circumstances
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High Court refuses the surrender of the respondent to Poland under a European Arrest Warrant for alleged drug trafficking offenses dating back nearly 20 years. The court acknowledged the seriousness of the offenses but highlighted the significant passage of time and the development of exceptional family circumstances, particularly the respondent's role as the primary carer for his son diagnosed with autism. The court determined that the respondent's surrender would lead to a disproportionate disruption of his son's life, who is at a vulnerable stage and has exhibited a marked deterioration in behavior and threats of self-harm.
European Arrest Warrant, drug trafficking, surrender refusal, High Court, autism, family circumstances, Article 8 ECHR, exceptional circumstances, inhuman or degrading treatment, mutual recognition and trust, Poland, Misuse of Drugs Acts, European Convention on Human Rights, proportionality, primary carer, retrospective criminalisation, Article 7 ECHR, Article 15.5.1 of the Constitution, prison conditions, Article 3 ECHR.
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