UK convict detained in Georgia refuses to accept a simplified extradition procedure
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UK citizen Jack Shepherd, who surrendered to the Georgian police on 23 January, has told the Tbilisi City Court that he does not want to be extradited to his homeland immediately.
Shepherd’s refusal of a simplified procedure of extradition does not mean that the convict, who was sentenced to 6 years in prison in the UK for manslaughter by gross negligence, will not be extradited.
The Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says that the relevant bodies of Georgia will receive all the necessary documentation for the extradition and discuss them within 40 days.
Then a trial will be held and a court will make a decision regarding the extradition. After the verdict is announced, the final decision is to be made by the Justice Ministry of Georgia,” the Chief Prosecutor’s Office said.
Shepherd cites an alleged threat to his life in the UK as the reason for his refusal.
He claims that the father of the deceased woman is an influential figure who possesses the ability to bring him harm.
UK Interior Minister Sajid Javid phoned Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia on 25 January to thank him for Georgian support in the detaining of Shepherd.
Shepherd was convicted in absentia in the UK in July 2018.
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