TNAG-2653-FCO40-3846-Extradition-cases-from-the-UK-and-France-to-Hong-Kong-Lorrai-1992 — Page 124

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

QUERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.

MON 04 MAY 92 07:42

P6.03

CLIFFORD CHANCE

高僂紳津師行

7.00

2.

History

Date

14.11.86

04.11.87

13.05.90

30.10.90

12.73.91

20.03.92

19.03.92

19.03.92

Event

HK's first request to France for DRS' extradition to face 17 chargen of theft and six charges of false accounting/forgery

Appeal Court of Paris rejects the first extradition request on the grounds that the facts alleged are not theft under French law and that, in relation to the false accounting/forgezy charges, there is not a sufficient connection between DRS and the acts complained of

HK's second extradition request seeka DRS' return to face 33 charges being :

5 x conspiracy to defraud

5x conspiracy to steal

7 x theft

6 x false accounting

10 x corruption

The Appeal Court of Veroaillo recommends DRE- extradition to face two charges of conspiracy to defraud and three charges of theft

The Cour Do Caecation uphelds the decision of 30.10.30

MOJ gives the British Embassy formal notification of its decision not to proceed further with the extradition saying that the alleged conspiracies to defraud are not offences under French law and that LIMAS JAC AL new Laces in relation to the tblee charges of theft to justify departing from the decision in relation to them on the first request

Ooman's Counsal says im comel in Malaysia Chial the MOJ zefused to proceed because of the "Jalil documanta” which we bellova to be forgeries

The time for mounting any legal challenge to the MOJ's decision expires

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we lesso

nothing

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