Ireland High Court Refuses to Grant Arrest Warrant for Snowden [View all]
Source: Irish Times
High Court refuses to grant arrest warrant for Snowden
Judge ‘compelled’ to reject application as it does not state where alleged offences committed
Mon, Jul 8, 2013, 16:55
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Mon, Jul 8, 2013, 16:55
The High Court has refused an application by the United States for an arrest warrant for the former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
In a judgment issued this afternoon, Judge Colm Mac Eochaidh said he was “compelled” to reject the application for a provisional arrest warrant, which was made by the US embassy to the Department of Foreign Affairs last Friday, because it did not state where the alleged offences were committed.
The application, under the Extradition Act 1965, was brought to the High Court by the attorney general last Saturday.
According to the judgment, the US authorities made contact with their Irish counterparts on an informal basis on July 4th. The following day, the US embassy made a formal request for a provisional arrest warrant to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Read more: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/high-court-refuses-to-grant-arrest-warrant-for-snowden-1.1456798
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