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British High Commission mum on extradition flop
Damion Mitchell, News Editor
The British High Commission in Kingston has declined to respond to allegations that Tony Ashman, the subject of an extradition request, had to be freed from local police custody because the United Kingdom failed to fulfil its duty.
Ashman, who is 27 years old, is wanted in the UK on a murder charge.
But he was freed on a Supreme Court order last month because he spent more than the stipulated 60 days in custody since he waived his right to an extradition hearing.
The justice minister Dorothy Lightbourne said she did not sign the authority to proceed with the extradition because she did not receive the authenticated documents from the British Government.
In an emailed response to questions from The Gleaner/Power 106 News, the British High Commission in Kingston said it would not be commenting on the matter.
The British authorities had reportedly asked the Jamaican authorities to issue a provisional warrant for Ashman’s arrest pending the submission of the authenticated documents for his extradition.
Ashman was captured in August Town, St. Andrew, in November last year, by members of the Flying Squad during their manhunt for reputed leader of the Dog Paw Gang, Christopher Linton.
Damion Mitchell, News Editor
The British High Commission in Kingston has declined to respond to allegations that Tony Ashman, the subject of an extradition request, had to be freed from local police custody because the United Kingdom failed to fulfil its duty.
Ashman, who is 27 years old, is wanted in the UK on a murder charge.
But he was freed on a Supreme Court order last month because he spent more than the stipulated 60 days in custody since he waived his right to an extradition hearing.
The justice minister Dorothy Lightbourne said she did not sign the authority to proceed with the extradition because she did not receive the authenticated documents from the British Government.
In an emailed response to questions from The Gleaner/Power 106 News, the British High Commission in Kingston said it would not be commenting on the matter.
The British authorities had reportedly asked the Jamaican authorities to issue a provisional warrant for Ashman’s arrest pending the submission of the authenticated documents for his extradition.
Ashman was captured in August Town, St. Andrew, in November last year, by members of the Flying Squad during their manhunt for reputed leader of the Dog Paw Gang, Christopher Linton.
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