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Ramda, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Court of Appeal - Administrative Court, June 27, 2002, [2002] EWHC 1278 (Admin)




Case No: CO/4894/2001
Neutral Citation Number: [2002] EWHC 1278 (Admin)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEENS BENCH DIVISION
DIVISIONAL COURT

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Date: 27 June 2002

Before:

LORD JUSTICE SEDLEY
and
MR JUSTICE POOLE
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Between:


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Ben Emmerson QC and Julian Knowles (instructed by Birnberg Peirce & Partners) for the Claimant
James Eadie (instructed by Treasury Solicitor) for the Defendant

Hearing dates: 10 May 2002
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JUDGMENT : APPROVED BY THE COURT FOR HANDING DOWN (SUBJECT TO EDITORIAL CORRECTIONS)
Lord Justice Sedley:

This is the judgment of the court.

These proceedings

1. The applicant, Rachid Ramda, an Algerian national, is wanted by the French government for trial in connection with a series of terrorist bombings in France between July and October 1995 which resulted in much destruction and injury. The Home Secretary has ordered his extradition to France under s.12 of the Extradition Act 1989. Mr Ramda seeks permission to apply for judicial review of this decision. Scott Baker J has directed that his application should come before this court with the full hearing to follow if permission is granted. Subject to the reservation mentioned in paragraph 5 below, we grant permission. What follows is our decision on the substantive application for judicial review. 2. Among the first arrests made in France after the bombings was that of...
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