Read the full judgment text of HCMP 003789/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 November 1997.
1. In this matter, Mr McCoy SC moves on behalf of the Applicant, Chen Chong Gui, for a writ of habeas corpus . The writ raises the novel but important issue of the jurisdiction of a magistrate in these extradition proceedings to adjudicate upon a plea of autrefois convict.