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GARRY MANN - Portugal
Father of six extradited to serve sentence resulting from an unfair trial
Garry Mann, a former fireman, was extradited to serve a 2 year prison sentence imposed following a trial in Portugal in 2004, described by a UK court as “so unfair as to be incompatible with [his] right to a fair trial”.
Garry was arrested in Portugal in 2004 where he was attending the Euro 2004 football tournament. Garry was tried and convicted in the space of 48 hours for involvement in a riot. A British police officer present at the trial described it as a “farce”. Garry had no time to prepare a defence and standards of interpretation were grossly inadequate. The UK courts have repeatedly recognised the serious injustice in his case but said they were powerless to stop Garry’s extradition after his arrest under a European Arrest Warrant, despite a senior UK judge describing the case as an "embarrassment."
Garry was transferred to a UK prison on the 19th May 2011.
Related Pages
- The European Arrest Warrant Our casework repeatedly demonstrates the human cost of EU extradition
- GARRY MANN TO BE EXTRADITED WEDNESDAY 12TH MAY Garry Mann will be extradited from Heathrow Airport
- EXTRADITED FOOTBALL FAN WINS RIGHT TO SERVE SENTENCE IN UK PRISON A former British firefighter who was extradited to Portugal will serve his sentence in a British prison.
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Raise the profile: You can write to the following to express your concerns about the case.
- Home Secretary, Rt Hon Teresa May MP (2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF)
- Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, Rt Hon William Hague MP (King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH)
- Justice Minister, Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke (102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ)
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