Yet a senior judge said he had been the victim of a "serious injustice" (Daily Telegraph Jan 19th, 2010). How many more people, rotting in continental jails, who are victims of "serious injustice" will it take before anything is done about this obnoxious European Arrest Warrant (EAW). Yet Lord West, who has responsibility for extraditions, said in December 2009:

"The Government is satisfied that the EAW is working well"

Let's not forget that Andrew Symeou has now be in a Greek jail, in squalid conditions, for over six months, refused bail and with no sign of a trial date. As Private Eye noted in December (copy 1252 page 32)

Evidence in the case, seen by the Eye, suggests that some of it was fabricated or obtained by violent intimidation of witnesses.

But let's remember the most important fact. Under the EAW, the British extraditing judge is no longer allowed to consider the evidence, just whether the Warrant is in order. However bad, or discredited the evidence, our basic english freedoms have been discarded in favour of "mutual respect" of another states judicial system, some of which are decidedly suspect.

How much longer will this go on? Until we either revoke the EAW or leave the E.U. I recommend that you do not go on holiday to any EU State. It can haul you back at the whim of a corrupt mayor on false charges, holding you to ransom over some parking charge extortion racket, or any number of money making schemes still being thought up and you will have no way of preventing 'our' Westminster Government from handing you over.