Read the full judgment text of CACV 000074/2006 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 October 2006.
1. The Government of Singapore seeks the extradition of the Applicant in order for him to face some 16 criminal charges involving the use of forged documents and theft. After a contested hearing, on 26 July 2005 the Applicant was committed by a magistrate (Mr Eddie Yip) at Eastern Magistracy into custody to await the Chief Executive's decision whether or not to surrender him to Singapore. Following the committal, the Applicant applied for a writ of habeas corpus . This was his right, a right