Judgment: 2008-11-25 · Court archive

High Court orders surrender to Hungary for 13 offences, excluding four

The court ordered surrender for prosecution under a European arrest warrant but excluded three counts of alleged abuse of personal data and one count of alleged fraud. It made no finding on whether those four offences correspond to offences under Irish law.

High Court · [2008] IEHC 411

Who, what, where, when and why

Who
  • Ferenc Horvath (Respondent)
What

The court ordered surrender for prosecution under a European arrest warrant but excluded three counts of alleged abuse of personal data and one count of alleged fraud. It made no finding on whether those four offences correspond to offences under Irish law.

Where

Places mentioned in the report

  • Hungary
When

Judgment:

Why

Reasons reported in the judgment

The High Court ordered the surrender of Ferenc Horvath to Hungary for prosecution on 13 of the 17 offences listed in a European arrest warrant, excluding three counts of alleged abuse of personal data and one count of alleged fraud. The court made no finding on whether the excluded offences correspond to offences under Irish law, leaving that question open for a possible later application.

The High Court ordered the surrender of Ferenc Horvath to Hungary for prosecution on 13 of the 17 offences listed in a European arrest warrant, excluding three counts of alleged abuse of personal data and one count of alleged fraud. The court made no finding on whether the excluded offences correspond to offences under Irish law, leaving that question open for a possible later application.

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