The 37 year old Liverpudlian, who is wanted on a European Arrest Warrant, will remain in bail until the date of his extradition.
Westminster Magistrates Court
Westminster Magistrates Court is one of only three Magistrates Court in the UK that holds European Arrest Warrants (EAW) extradition hearings.
But, as the UK heads towards Brexit, there are discussions over how UK citizens, who have committed crimes in the EU, shall be treated.
EAWs are arrest warrants that are valid by all member states and are overseen by the European Court of Justice. Once issued, it requires another member state to arrest and transfer a criminal suspect to the issuing state so that the person can be put on trial or detained.
Between 2009-2016, 5% of the 7,936 extradited from the UK to the EU were British citizens.
Arrest warrants can only be issued for offences carrying a maximum penalty of one or more years in prison.
However, the crime committed does not have to be an offence in both countries. Many believe the warrants are often inappropriate and disproportionate.
Critics argue that the EAW has resulted in many miscarriages of justice, with many being incarcerated in poor conditions on evidence that would have dismissed by a British court before they had even come to trial.
With the UK set to leave the EU by March 2019, Brexit Secretary David Davis is calling for this to change.
He proposes that judges in this country will be able to overrule requests for European Arrest Warrants, with the UK Supreme Court as the final body of appeal.
Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has voiced concerns over security in the interim period from when the UK leaves the EU.
Brexit negotiations are expected to resume in December. The issue of European Arrest Warrants is yet another hurdle the negotiators will have to overcome.
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The 37 year old Liverpudlian, who is wanted on a European Arrest Warrant, will remain in bail until the date of his extradition.
Westminster Magistrates Court
Westminster Magistrates Court is one of only three Magistrates Court in the UK that holds European Arrest Warrants (EAW) extradition hearings.
But, as the UK heads towards Brexit, there are discussions over how UK citizens, who have committed crimes in the EU, shall be treated.
EAWs are arrest warrants that are valid by all member states and are overseen by the European Court of Justice. Once issued, it requires another member state to arrest and transfer a criminal suspect to the issuing state so that the person can be put on trial or detained.
Between 2009-2016, 5% of the 7,936 extradited from the UK to the EU were British citizens.
Arrest warrants can only be issued for offences carrying a maximum penalty of one or more years in prison.
However, the crime committed does not have to be an offence in both countries. Many believe the warrants are often inappropriate and disproportionate.
Critics argue that the EAW has resulted in many miscarriages of justice, with many being incarcerated in poor conditions on evidence that would have dismissed by a British court before they had even come to trial.
With the UK set to leave the EU by March 2019, Brexit Secretary David Davis is calling for this to change.
He proposes that judges in this country will be able to overrule requests for European Arrest Warrants, with the UK Supreme Court as the final body of appeal.
Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has voiced concerns over security in the interim period from when the UK leaves the EU.
Brexit negotiations are expected to resume in December. The issue of European Arrest Warrants is yet another hurdle the negotiators will have to overcome.
