30/11/2010 Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Strasbourg, 30.11.2010 – The Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), David Darchiashvili (Georgia, EPP/CD), has expressed his deep concern at the decision taken by the Albanian authorities to extradite Almir Rrapo to the United States on 24 November 2010, ignoring a binding interim measure ordered by the Court that this applicant should not be extradited to the USA. Mr Darchiashvili is the Rapporteur on Rule 39 indications by the European Court of Human Rights.
“The growing number of member states that have recently ignored interim measures ordered by the Court under Rule 39 is a major concern of the Assembly," he said.
"Member states ought to fully comply with the letter and spirit of the binding measures indicated under Rule 39. Such practices are irresponsible and undermine the authority of the Court."
"The Parliamentary Assembly will debate this issue at its January session and will certainly take a clear stand strongly condemning the unacceptable disregard of European Convention on Human Rights requirements," he added. His report will be discussed jointly with another report by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the implementation of the Court’s judgments.