Farah Damji argued before the five-judge Supreme Court that she should not be surrendered as she claimed alleged inadequacies of the UK prison system’s mental health services would have an impact on her fundamental rights.A woman will be extradited to the United Kingdom to serve the remainder of her sentence for stalking-type offences and breaching a restraining order after the Supreme Court dismissed her appeal.
In the Supreme Court’s ruling, which was reached unanimously by the five judges, Mr Justice John MacMenamin said there was no basis for concluding High Court judge erred in his findings that led to him ordering Damji’s extradition. A report by consultant psychologist Mr Graham Rogers, submitted on Damji’s behalf, referred to alleged struggles to receive a correct diagnosis while in the UK prison system previously. He concluded she had post-traumatic stress disorder and required a specialised form of therapy, called psychodynamic psychotherapy.The court found the evidence did not establish that Damji would be denied reasonable and required treatment while serving the short period left on her sentence.
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