TNAG-2956-FCO40-4233-Hong-Kong-trial-of-Lorrain-Osman--Malaysian-businessman-1993 — Page 29

FROM C2 DIVISION

HOME OFFICE.

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07.07.1997 18:25

P. S

The Fugitive offenders Act 1967, and

under the Extradition Act 1989 which

me

replaced it. Under the legislation the

Home secretary cannot order the

Surrender

a

fugitive while

habeas corpus proceedings are

outstanding. By virtue

Osman's

successive applications, the Home

Secretary

was prevented

pram

*

signing a surrender warrant,

followsing careful consideration.

that

сале

until 15 June 1992,

after Osman's seventh hakeas corpus application had been

dismissed by the House

Osman's surrender

of

hards.

was then

delayed because of further

др

applications to the Court made by thin the following day and

these were

followed by further applications for judicial review

and

habeas corpers.

Immediately following the