Judges reject Nicholas Rossi’s bid to delay extradition again to the US
- Rossi, 36, is dealing with expenses for allegedly raped a 21-year-old in Utah in 2008
Judges have rejected strikes made by a fugitive rape suspect to delay his extradition to the United States to present him extra to time to battle the order.
Nicholas Rossi, 36, who’s dealing with expenses for allegedly raping a 21-year-old in Utah in 2008, lodged an attraction in opposition to the extradition order earlier this 12 months with the High Court, which was heard in Edinburgh on Thursday.
Scottish ministers signed an order in September giving permission for him to be extradited to the US to face expenses, following a prolonged extradition case within the Scottish courts.
Representing himself in courtroom in the present day, Rossi moved quite a few preliminary motions, together with one calling for an extension to his attraction interval to permit him extra time to guide new proof.
He additionally moved to be granted bail, and to have the courtroom impose restrictions on the media reporting of his case.
Nicholas Rossi, 36, is dealing with expenses for allegedly raped a 21-year-old in Utah in 2008
He lodged an attraction in opposition to an extradition order, which was signed by Scottish ministers earlier this 12 months with the High Court and was heard in Edinburgh on Thursday
Scottish ministers signed an order in September giving permission for Rossi (pictured) to be extradited to the US to face expenses, following a prolonged extradition case within the Scottish courts
Rossi initially got here to the eye of the authorities after he grew to become in poor health with Covid-19 and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow in December 2021.
Despite a sheriff ruling that he’s Rossi, he claims he’s a sufferer of mistaken identification and is an Irish orphan referred to as Arthur Knight.
Rossi once more argued in courtroom on Thursday that he was the topic of mistaken identification and objected to legal professionals referring to him by that identify, which drew a rebuke from Lady Dorrian.
She reminded Rossi that his identification had already been established by means of earlier courtroom proceedings and insisted that is the identify she is going to use to deal with him in the course of the attraction listening to.
Lady Dorrian, sitting alongside Lord Malcolm and Lord Armstrong, additionally rejected every of Rossi’s preliminary motions, stating it’s not the High Court’s place to listen to contemporary proof within the case and it’s also not ready to grant bail.
Asked to offer a submission backing his attraction in opposition to extradition, Rossi stated he had been beforehand ill-served by authorized representatives and this led to him dropping his earlier courtroom case.
Rossi is predicted to finish his attraction submission to the courtroom on Thursday afternoon.
