Artur Celmer extradition case had Fair Trials bid dismissed

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Artur Celmer’s extradition case had a Fair Trials Europe application dismissed by the High Court on 23 March 2018.

The application sought permission for the organisation to act as amicus curiae in proceedings concerning his possible surrender to Poland under three European Arrest Warrants.

Ms Justice Donnelly held that the European Union court’s procedural rules did not permit the proposed involvement because Fair Trials Europe was not a party in the first-instance proceedings.

The judgment records that questions concerning the case had already been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union, while Mr Celmer remained in custody.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.