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| Domenico Rancadore: Mafia boss wins extradition battle | Domenico Rancadore: Mafia boss wins extradition battle |
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| Convicted Mafia boss Domenico Rancadore will not be extradited back to Italy, Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled. | Convicted Mafia boss Domenico Rancadore will not be extradited back to Italy, Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled. |
| District judge Howard Riddle said a recent decision of the Administrative Court, which binds lower courts in England, had led to his decision. | District judge Howard Riddle said a recent decision of the Administrative Court, which binds lower courts in England, had led to his decision. |
| Rancadore will be bailed while an appeal takes place, the judge ruled. | Rancadore will be bailed while an appeal takes place, the judge ruled. |
| He was told he must live at his home in Uxbridge and report to Uxbridge police station every day. | He was told he must live at his home in Uxbridge and report to Uxbridge police station every day. |
| The 65-year-old will also be electronically tagged. | The 65-year-old will also be electronically tagged. |
| Mr Riddle told the court his original decision was to extradite Rancadore. | |
| In an original draft, Mr Riddle said he included that he was satisfied the European arrest warrant was valid and that extradition was "compatible with the defendant's convention rights, including prison conditions". | |
| 'Binding' judgement | |
| However, in a dramatic turnaround, the judge changed his decision following the ruling in a similar case involving the Court of Florence and Hayle Abdi Badre. | |
| "The judgment of the Administrative Court is binding on me," Mr Riddle said. | |
| Following the ruling, Rancadore's lawyer, Karen Todner, told the BBC: "It's almost impossible to defeat a European arrest warrant but we have been successful today so I'm delighted with the decision." | |
| Rancadore, who was known as The Professor in his native Sicily, moved to London in 1994 with his wife and two children. | Rancadore, who was known as The Professor in his native Sicily, moved to London in 1994 with his wife and two children. |
| He was found guilty of Mafia association and extortion in Italy in 1999 and given a seven-year jail term. | He was found guilty of Mafia association and extortion in Italy in 1999 and given a seven-year jail term. |
| Rancadore adopted the alias Marc Skinner, using the maiden name of his British-born wife's mother. | |
| Previously, the court heard he had fled Italy because he wanted "a normal life" for his family and had "cut every tie" to his past. | Previously, the court heard he had fled Italy because he wanted "a normal life" for his family and had "cut every tie" to his past. |
| The prosecution alleged he had been "deliberately absent" from the 1999 trial, where he was subsequently sentenced, and had deliberately "hidden" his identity as he knew he was a wanted man. |