Eamon Harrison extradition order stayed over manslaughter charges

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Eamon Harrison’s extradition order was stayed by the High Court on 12 February 2020 while he appeals proceedings over 39 manslaughter charges. He is wanted in the UK over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals found in a lorry in Essex.

The order also concerns alleged conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and conspiracy to commit human trafficking. The appeal follows the certification of three questions by Mr Justice Donald Binchy, with the extradition order’s execution paused pending the appeal.