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High Court rejects extradition of mother-of-six sentenced to 20 years in Italy

Summary

The High Court rejected Italy's request to extradite Aisha Ahmed, a mother of six, who was arrested in 2014 under a European Arrest Warrant. The warrant alleged that Ahmed, also known as Gloria Anwulika Aro, acted as promoter, leader and organiser of an association that imported, sold, distributed and traded large quantities of cocaine in Italy between 1999 and 2000. She was convicted in absentia in 2005 and sentenced by the Court of Naples to 20 years in prison. During hearings, Ahmed first claimed mistaken identity, giving the name Gloria Aro and a December 1967 birth date, and supplied an Irish passport. She later admitted the name on the warrant was hers. In October, her lawyers argued she had not been properly notified of a scheduled trial, and the notice served on her defence lawyer did not meet extradition requirements.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: High Court rejects extradition of mother-of-six sentenced to 20 years in Italy. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

• December 1967 Incident
• 1999 and 2000 Incident
• 2016-02-08 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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