TNAG-2653-FCO40-3846-Extradition-cases-from-the-UK-and-France-to-Hong-Kong-Lorrai-1992 — Page 149

CLIFFORD CHANCE

高偉神律師行

30TH FLOOR JARDINE HOUSE ONE CONNAUGHT PLACE HONG KONG

TELEPHONE 8100229

TELEA OT//Q GGLAW HA

FAX 8104/OB/BTDAUSU/B104743

INTERCHANGE DX-9005«IC

AMSTERDAM BRUSSELS FRANKFURT HONG HỒNG LONDON MADRID MOSCOW NEW YORK PARIS VINPAPORE TORTO UN CA ARADIMIRATES WARSAW

ABBUCIATED OFFICES BAHRAIN SAUDIARABIA.

YOUR NEFERENCE

IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE

RSB.AGE00012

Attorney General's Chambers

Queensway Government Offices

66 Queensway

Hong Kong

Attn: Mr Graham Harris

Deputy Principal Crown Counsel (Cons)

GATE

30 April 1992

Dear Sirs,

BMFL DR RAIS SANIMAN ("DRS")

For the purpose of our meeting tomorrow afternoon, we are writing to summarise the development of the proceedings to extradite DRS and the advice received in relation to the question of what, if any, further action can be taken by the Hong Kong Government.

1.

PARTNERS

*W OBIAD

1.3. BEST

JMM EAST

C.J. MIELU

UI, QUUF KET

Attachments

To this letter we attach

(a)

(b)

(C)

an English translation of the French Government's written

notification dated 20 March 1992 of its decision not to proceed with the extradition;

a memorandum from our Paris office dated 21 April 1992 summarising discussions they have had with a French academic lawyer who specialises in extradition and an advocate who practices in the Conseil D'Etat where legal challenges to administrative decisions are determined; and,

a note from Clive Nicholls QC to Graham Grant recording his view that the Hong Kong Government should exhaust all available routes of appeal against the Ministry of Justice's ("MOJ") decision.

JO HOLMES

M.M. JERRINH

D.A. JONES-FAHRY

IJ SUULAM

SOLICITORS:

4.J. CURRAN

JT HARTLAY

A S.H. LO

J 3.R. DALLY

M.L. DAVIDAN

RM GENNY

C. J. PIELA

E.K.Y. HO

ÙÙY MOU

T M. JEPPARES

WW.LI

VL LONCRGAN

R.A.M. MURZÓWN JO MAYALL

CA. OWEN

JO PIENOR

S.J. REVELL

B. M.L. SCOTT

G.P.M TANŲ