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NGO refused permission to join "immense" Polish extradition case

Summary

In March 2018, the High Court in Dublin refused to allow Fair Trial Europe, an NGO that defends the right to a fair trial, to join proceedings as an amicus curiae in a case involving the extradition of Artur Celmer to Poland on drug trafficking charges. The case had been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by Judge Aileen Donnelly after she concluded that recent Polish legislative changes had "systematically damaged" the rule of law in Poland. Fair Trial Europe had applied to assist the court with questions for the CJEU, but Judge Donnelly ruled that the NGO's late intervention would not aid the efficient conduct of the proceedings and that the parties' own submissions already covered the necessary issues. Consequently, the NGO was denied permission to participate, and Celmer remains remanded in custody until a decision from the CJEU.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: NGO refused permission to join "immense" Polish extradition case. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• July 23 Adjournment
• 2018-03-23 Publication

Case subjects

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Topics

Drugs Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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