Fair Trial Europe applied to join drug trafficking case

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Fair Trial Europe applied to join High Court extradition proceedings involving drug trafficking charges, reported on 21 March 2018.

The application concerned proceedings involving Artur Celmer, who was wanted for trial in Poland after his arrest in Ireland under a European Arrest Warrant.

The organisation sought to assist with questions being referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union about Poland’s judicial system and extradition law.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.