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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1990

INVOLVED

IN A THE BILL POWER

SIR PIERS SAID ON THE TECHNICAL CONSEQUENCES CONVERSION FROM A COMPULSORY TO A VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP, PROPOSED THAT THEY BE DEALT WITH BY GIVING THE COURT A GENERAL OF DIRECTION.

REQUIRED TO

GIVE THIS

PROPOSED NEW

"FURTHERMORE, A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD WILL BE CREDITORS OF COMPANIES IN LIQUIDATION AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE RIGHT BEFORE IT LAPSES, AND THIS IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE SECTION 209C," HE ADDED.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

AG PROVIDES CHRONOLOGY OF PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING OSMAN EXTRADITION

A

REGARDING THE

OF

JEREMY

OF PROCEEDINGS CHRONOLOGY

EXTRADITION MR LORRAIN OSMAN WAS PROVIDED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MATHEWS, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

PREJUDICE

IN REPLYING TO

TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON JAMES MCGREGOR, MR MATHEWS SAID HE WAS ANXIOUS TO SAY NOTHING WHICH COULD

THE THE EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MR OSMAN,

CASE WHICH WOULD FOLLOW HIS EXTRADITION, OR INDEED ANY RELATED PROCEEDINGS.

WARRANT

THE OF

UNITED ARREST

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID MR OSMAN WAS ARRESTED IN

1985 UNDER A KINGDOM ON DECEMBER 6

PROVISIONAL ISSUED ON DECEMBER 2, 1985.

I

PROCEEDINGS AT BOW STREET

MAY 27.

1986. IT WAS

"THE HEARING OF EXTRADITION

LONDON COMMENCED ON

MAGISTRATES COURT COMPLETED A YEAR LATER.

IN

WAS COMMITTED "ON JUNE 1, 1987 HE

ΤΟ PRISON ΤΟ AWAIT HIS ΤΟ RETURN TO HONG KONG ON 42 CHARGES INCLUDING CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY

THEFT AND FALSE DEFRAUD, CONSPIRACY TO STEAL, ACCEPTING ADVANTAGES, ACCOUNTING. THE CHARGES INVOLVE A SUM IN EXCESS OF 800 MILLION

U.S.

DOLLARS.

"SINCE THEN MR OSMAN

COURTS APPEALS BEFORE THE MALAYSIA AND BEFORE THE MR MATHEWS SAID.

IN

HAS PURSUED NUMEROUS APPLICATIONS

THE UNITED KINGDOM, HONG EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN

AND KONG AND RIGHTS,"

THAT BECAUSE OF HE SAID

THE NUMBER AND DETAIL OF THESE PROCEEDINGS A CHRONOLOGY HAD BEEN PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS BENEFIT.

J

MATHEWS MR

SAID: "IN ESSENCE MR OSMAN HAS MADE FOUR IS PENDING. THE APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS. THE FOURTH

BEEN

AS UNSUCCESSFUL,

HAVE FIRST THREE SUCH APPLICATIONS HAVE

THE DETERMINATION OF VARIOUS APPEALS WHICH MR OSMAN HAS PURSUED FROM THE THESE APPLICATIONS FOR HABEAS CORPUS.

/"MR OSMAN'S