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Warrant for alleged driver of migrant death trailer "fundamentally defective", court told
Summary
In a High Court hearing, lawyers for Eamon Harrison, a 22‑year‑old from Mayobridge, Co Down, challenged the validity of a UK extradition warrant that seeks to bring him to face 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and conspiracy to commit human trafficking under the UK's Modern Slavery Act. Harrison is alleged to have delivered a refrigerated trailer containing 39 migrant bodies from a Belgian port to the UK. The warrant, which refers to him as a British citizen, is said by counsel Siobhán Stack SC to be fundamentally defective due to an extreme lack of information and the fact that the required details were supplied by the Crown Prosecution Service rather than the issuing judicial authority, Chelmsford Magistrate's Court. The High Court, presided over by Mr Justice Donald Binchy, has requested further information from UK authorities and may require a new warrant before proceeding. The case is ongoing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Warrant for alleged driver of migrant death trailer "fundamentally defective", court told. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- October 23 Incident
- October 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-12-12 Publication
Why: Mr Justice Binchy, the High Court judge in charge of extradition, has said the matter needed to be dealt with expeditiously because "Brexit" loomed large over the surrender request, as it did over all other pending extradition requests to the UK. CNI source report
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Topics
Stage Hearing Or Decision Violent Crime
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