Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 27 March 1982.
1. In March of last year, Vonchai Tumtonkitkul was arrested in Hong Kong upon a warrant, issued pursuant to a request by the authorities in Holland that he be extradited to that country to stand trial for his alleged involvement in trafficking in dangerous drugs in that country. I will refer to him as "the defendant", purely for convenience and to avoid any confusion. He has been so described or referred to in the many exhibits placed before me and by many of the witnesses who have given evidenc