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Thursday, 22 March 2012 07:28
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By caribarena news
Antigua St John's - Leroy King is again facing the prospect of being sent to the United States to face criminal charges.
On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal dismissed his applications for an appeal hearing and for a stay of High Court Judge Justice Mario Michel’s decision to commit him for extradition. The court confirmed Justice Michel’s ruling.
King’s attorney, Dane Hamilton QC, had argued that Michel and the magistrate, in the first instance, had no jurisdiction to commit King for extradition.
Hamilton, in reply to an argument by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Anthony Armstrong that the Court of Appeal has no jurisdiction to grant a stay in this case, said there was no rule of law that limits King’s application to the court.
Armstrong contended that after the minister of external affairs decides whether King will be extradited to the US to stand trial, he can then file judicial review proceedings.
Armstrong described King’s application for a stay as an abuse of the process.
The Court of Appeal agreed with all of DPP’s arguments and the authorities he cited to reinforce his case.
The court disagreed with Hamilton’s submission that the court did not have jurisdiction to commit King.
The court said this was evident by the judge’s ruling and decision to commit King on 11 of the 21 counts he was indicted for by the US government.
King, the former head of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) and others are linked to financier R Allen Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is alleging that King committed wire, mail and securities fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
27 Comments In This Article
Max Fernandes
InteresteD
RE: King Loses Appeal
Keith/Tillman
RE: King Loses Appeal
Some of you are jealous of THE KING.He was in a position of influence and you were not.Remember,he is a son of your soil.Pray for him that he might change his ways.A little positiveness into all of your negative thoughts.
UNITED STATES!!
RE: King Loses Appeal
bAhntiguan
From Justinian to Henry VIII to Justin to SAM
John French II
RE: King Loses Appeal
Fed Up
RE: King Loses Appeal
There is no rich friend, lawyer or politician advising them or secretly passing suggestions to them how to beat the charges from "due process".
But, yet only in Antigua, can those who have the friend & company hide and wiggle themselves from charges of the courts due to due process.
Go ahead, the more you wiggle and wink-up tells that you have something to hide and don't want the U.S. to let the Antiguans and Barbudans to know from your own mouth.
But, sooner or later, someone is going to get fearful of what you have to reveal and then they going to put you in a corner by your little-self and then you will ask "if its me one that must face the music?"
Boss!! Big Wall Street Employee!! Get yourself to the US or talk now and fast.
Pied Piper
next step
justin
RE: King Loses Appeal
BJSMC
@ Dr. E. Cort
You all going to jail....
Hide & Seek
the long arm of the US legal system
From the Sideline
be sure
unknown
@JP
Pellucid
Taxi Mista?
Leroy man what time should I pick you up? I have a map to the airport.
JP Farnsworth
Tenman-trowing pebbles?
Cool Ruler
RE: King Loses Appeal Court
Nameless
Cool Ruler - bad memory
Here was your post, from over a year ago, in response to mine saying the DPP was acting on behalf of the US:
[quote#22 Cool Ruler » 2011-02-18 15:09
Tenman that is exactly the situation so it would be futile to also charge him in Antigua
Read more: http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/latest/96723-no-truth-to-king-immunity.html#ixzz1prBUm9Hi
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tenman
Privy Council is next
Friend of Leroy King
RE: King Loses Appeal Court
Cool Ruler
RE: King Loses Appeal Court
backburner
RE: King Loses Appeal Court
3 Years and counting and it appears we are still no closer to kings extradition, IS THIS REALLY JUSTICE!!
Don't be surprised when people start pointing their fingers and accusing the government of deliberately frustrating his extradition, there's only so much BS the US can take!
Justice
Antiguan Abroad
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tenman
RE: King Loses Appeal Court
Fed Up
RE: King Loses Appeal Court
Cool Ruler
RE: King Loses Appeal Court
Antiguan Abroad
A joke
Thomas
KING LOSES AGAIN
USA will get their people make no mistake about that one. We all have suffered and are still suffering because of King & company greed.
Wake up people.
SAM
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