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Greece: Concern over sentence

01 May 2003

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On 19 March 2003 a Greek court sentenced a British lorry driver to 11 years in jail less than 24 hours after 19 Iraqi asylum-seekers were found in his truck. David Wilson was also fined £47,000 at the hearing which used new laws and fast track system. He was unexpectedly released on bail on the 23 May, pending an appeal on the 4 November. Pressure from the media and British politicians combined with scepticism over Wilson's complicity are said to have provoked the decision. The case has highlighted concerns about the pending removal of procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants under the European Arrest Warrant and the EU mutual legal assistance convention, both of which have been agreed on the premise of "mutual trust" among EU legal systems.

Guardian, 3.4.03, 24.5.03.

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