Artur Celmer extradition case remains undecided over drug allegations

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Artur Celmer’s extradition case remained undecided at the High Court over drug-trafficking allegations. The proceedings were reported on 30 July 2018.

Justice Aileen Donnelly had not decided whether to seek further information from Poland about his fair-trial concerns. The parties were asked to return on Wednesday, with a full extradition hearing scheduled for 2 October.

The State argued that comments by Polish Deputy Justice Minister Marcin Warchol did not establish a specific risk to Mr Celmer’s fair-trial rights. His counsel argued that the comments and changes to Poland’s justice system affected those rights.