Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Caroline Lucas (Green Party). It was answered on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 on behalf of the Attorney General.
Babar Ahmad
- Question
- I should really like to understand what happened to the evidence in the Babar Ahmad case and, specifically, why the CPS apparently gave it directly to the United States without considering it first. Ministers have refused my written question on the matter, saying that it would ““prejudice…proceedings””, so will the Attorney-General explain why and tell us what bilateral agreements are in place to allow evidence gathered by UK police about crimes alleged to have been committed in the UK to be provided to the US authorities in cases considered for trial in the US, such as that of Babar Ahmad?
- Answer
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As the hon. Lady will appreciate, the case is live, and that is the reason—I have no doubt—why the CPS has been guarded about any response that it can give to her. She has raised a number of very specific questions, however, and I respectfully suggest that the best thing to do is for me to write to her and to try to answer the specific matters that she raised at the end of her question.
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 537 c1195
- Session
- 2010-12
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- 1st Supplementary
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Subjects
- Extradition USA Ahmad, Babar
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