Artur Celmer granted appeal in Poland drugs case

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Artur Celmer was granted an appeal against his extradition to Poland in the High Court, reported on 28 November 2018, after being sought there on drugs trafficking charges.

The appeal followed an order for his surrender, which was stayed for 11 days. The court said its interpretation of a European Court ruling on Poland’s judicial reforms was open to another view and that an appeal was desirable in the public interest.

The proposed appeal concerns whether general deficiencies in judicial independence can establish a specific risk to Celmer’s fair-trial rights. The judge said the issue might ultimately go to the Supreme Court.