AC-2024-LON-002640 - [2025] EWHC 2702 (Admin)

Limb 1 has been accepted. Limb 2 has been proved by the respondent, notwithstanding the new evidence about Romanian procedure and the indicting stage. With both Limbs 1 and 2 proved, I am completely satisfied that the section 20 test is proved: the appellant deliberately absented himself from his trial. This is unquestionably an unequivocal waiver of his article 6 rights. The Judge’s decision was not wrong. It should not be answered differently.

Therefore, section 20 provides no bar to an extradition order in this case. I proceed to consider the article 8 arguments.

I have full regard to the cardinal principles in Norris, HH, Celinski and Andrysiewicz in approaching the article 8 dispute between the parties.