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An England fan has lost his latest fight to avoid being extradited to Portugal to serve a jail term for his involvement in a riot during Euro 2004.An England fan has lost his latest fight to avoid being extradited to Portugal to serve a jail term for his involvement in a riot during Euro 2004.
Appeal Court judge Lord Justice Moses said the High Court had no jurisdiction to intervene in the extradition of Garry Mann, 51, of Faversham, Kent.Appeal Court judge Lord Justice Moses said the High Court had no jurisdiction to intervene in the extradition of Garry Mann, 51, of Faversham, Kent.
But he granted his lawyers a stay of 14 days pending a further judicial review.But he granted his lawyers a stay of 14 days pending a further judicial review.
Mann was given a two-year sentence for his role in football-related violence in Albufeira in the Algarve.Mann was given a two-year sentence for his role in football-related violence in Albufeira in the Algarve.
He was deported after the case but not made to serve the sentence in the UK.He was deported after the case but not made to serve the sentence in the UK.
'Deprived of justice''Deprived of justice'
His lawyers claimed he underwent a fast-track procedure which produced an unfair trial.His lawyers claimed he underwent a fast-track procedure which produced an unfair trial.
Lord Justice Moses, sitting with Mr Justice Hickinbottom, said the apparent injustice did not stem from what Mann believed was an unfair and unlawful hearing.Lord Justice Moses, sitting with Mr Justice Hickinbottom, said the apparent injustice did not stem from what Mann believed was an unfair and unlawful hearing.
He said he had been deprived of proper legal assistance "by two sets of lawyers in two separate jurisdictions on two distinct occasions".He said he had been deprived of proper legal assistance "by two sets of lawyers in two separate jurisdictions on two distinct occasions".
Lord Justice Moses said he hoped the European Court of Human Rights would intervene or diplomatic authorities in the UK or Portugal could "strive to achieve some measure of justice for Mr Mann, a justice of which he has been so signally deprived by those on whom he had previously relied".Lord Justice Moses said he hoped the European Court of Human Rights would intervene or diplomatic authorities in the UK or Portugal could "strive to achieve some measure of justice for Mr Mann, a justice of which he has been so signally deprived by those on whom he had previously relied".
Mann's lawyers now have 14 days to appeal to the European Court or take the matter further in the English courts.Mann's lawyers now have 14 days to appeal to the European Court or take the matter further in the English courts.
Outside the court, Mr Mann said: "I am bitterly disappointed with today's decision. My sovereign right to justice has been denied me, because of the rigid framework and the statutory powers of the Extradition Act which Parliament implemented and has refused to review.
"It is nearly six years on - six years of stress my family could have been spared."
Jago Russell, chief executive of Fair Trials International, said: "We will continue to fight against Garry's extradition which would be a travesty of justice and make a mockery of Europe's fast-track extradition system."