The Irish High Court has ordered the extradition to the United States of Gary Davis, a 27-year-old from Johnstown Court in Kilpedder, Co. Wicklow, who is alleged to have been an administrator of the Silk Road website that dealt with illegal drugs and hacking software.
He is wanted by US authorities on charges of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiracy to commit computer hacking and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Squeezed but pleased
The judge, Mr Justice Paul McDermott, rejected all grounds of Mr Davis’s opposition to the request including that his Constitutional rights and rights under the European Convention on Human Rights would be breached.
Mr Davis, who claims he suffers from a form of autism known as Asperger's Syndrome and depression, had opposed the request claiming the extradition request was flawed, lacked clarity and the details of the charges against him were vague, as well as stating that if extradited he will be detained in an inhuman and degrading manner.
During the hearing, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Professor Juan Mendez, expressed his concerns about conditions at the facility in New York City, the Metropolitan Correctional Centre (MCC), where Mr Davis is likely to be held if he is extradited to the US.
Mr Davis's lawyers argued Prof. Mendez had raised issues about the negative effects on Mr Davis's mental health if he were to be held in isolation at a special housing unit within the MCC.
The State rejected all points raised by Mr Davis.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/wanted-alleged-silk-road-administrator-irish-high-court-orders-extradition
