Veteran fighting Extradition
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Veteran fighting Extradition
Folks, I wanted to bring this to your attention. It’s the case of a retired Army Major who was supporting a charity on the Dakar Rally 5 years ago. During a convoy move a car cut in forcing his vehicle to brake hard. The car behind hit the back quarter of his car pushing him into the oncoming traffic. Sadly two people coming the other way died. John and his CO driver were trapped in the wreck and medevac home to the U.K. you can read the account here - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/660464...ngles-anguish/
John is now facing ruin as Peru 5 years later have decided he is a criminal. They won’t accept all the evidence photos etc etc of the crash to clear him. He has used up every penny he and his family have and still hasn’t cleared his name or managed to get to a point where he won’t be extradited. Have a read and if you can help please do.
I havent posted on here for over 5 years but this has got me annoyed and a fellow ex service person needs our help.
Thanks SARREMF
John is now facing ruin as Peru 5 years later have decided he is a criminal. They won’t accept all the evidence photos etc etc of the crash to clear him. He has used up every penny he and his family have and still hasn’t cleared his name or managed to get to a point where he won’t be extradited. Have a read and if you can help please do.
I havent posted on here for over 5 years but this has got me annoyed and a fellow ex service person needs our help.
Thanks SARREMF
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SARREMF,
I totally agree and one cannot imagine how stressful this must be for him and his family.
if you met John in a Pub, would you spare him a pint? If so, why not make a donation (of any amount) to his appeal?
https://www.gofundme.com/fundjusticeforjohn2018
I totally agree and one cannot imagine how stressful this must be for him and his family.
if you met John in a Pub, would you spare him a pint? If so, why not make a donation (of any amount) to his appeal?
https://www.gofundme.com/fundjusticeforjohn2018
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I'm puzzled (and also angry)
I appreciate it is all too easy to vent at other countries perceived injustices in a matter such as this, but the biggest fail I read in that piece was the utter mind-boggling incompetence on somebody's part to get the correct insurance in place. Seriously, you gotta be kidding!!!
The article implies Race2Recovery "ceased trading" (not sure that is the correct terminology for a charity, but whatever) in 2014, but somebody is/was still operating using that name
News Race2Recovery
If it were me, I would be going full on thru The Charity Commission to get the full low down on everybody involved and wherever or not they are still involved and then pointing my legal team at any potential targets uncovered. I appreciate that might involve trampling on previous loyalties but screw that, the guy's liberty is at stake because someone screwed up in spades.
btw...I donated to his fund, so feel free to disagree with me, but get your money in first.
I appreciate it is all too easy to vent at other countries perceived injustices in a matter such as this, but the biggest fail I read in that piece was the utter mind-boggling incompetence on somebody's part to get the correct insurance in place. Seriously, you gotta be kidding!!!
The article implies Race2Recovery "ceased trading" (not sure that is the correct terminology for a charity, but whatever) in 2014, but somebody is/was still operating using that name
News Race2Recovery
If it were me, I would be going full on thru The Charity Commission to get the full low down on everybody involved and wherever or not they are still involved and then pointing my legal team at any potential targets uncovered. I appreciate that might involve trampling on previous loyalties but screw that, the guy's liberty is at stake because someone screwed up in spades.
btw...I donated to his fund, so feel free to disagree with me, but get your money in first.
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You are spot on and I believe that is a line on enquiry. To be clear, the team thought they were insured only to find .......
tricky darts appatently to get to get to the bottom of it and expensive. Do you spend the little you have on fighting the immediate or try both risking not being able to do the first!
tricky darts appatently to get to get to the bottom of it and expensive. Do you spend the little you have on fighting the immediate or try both risking not being able to do the first!
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You are spot on and I believe that is a line on enquiry. To be clear, the team thought they were insured only to find .......
tricky darts appatently to get to get to the bottom of it and expensive. Do you spend the little you have on fighting the immediate or try both risking not being able to do the first!
tricky darts appatently to get to get to the bottom of it and expensive. Do you spend the little you have on fighting the immediate or try both risking not being able to do the first!
From their mission statement...
promoting compliance by charity trustees with their legal obligations; enhancing transparency and the rigour with which we hold charities accountable;
Also, not sure trustees can duck their legal responsibilities just by winding a charity up (not a legal Eagle, but I sure as muck would be leaving no stone unturned.)
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Is there any thought of getting the Princes involved? I gather that they were backing the charity. They are both ex-military and, from what I can gather, genuinely nice guys. I know they are supposed to be apolitical, but a bit of back-room arm-twisting might help. Whatever happens, don't let the Foreign Secretary anywhere near it.
