LONDON: Singapore’s extradition request for criminal lawyer , Charles Yeo is due to get heard in May 2025.
He appeared at Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London on Tuesday ( Dec 3 ) as part of the initial hearing.
Ellis, 34, only used his name and birthdate to ensure his voice when he spoke from behind a screen.
He is wanted by Singapore officials, according to the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service, according to CNA.  ,
The Attorney-General’s Chambers ( AGC ) and Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ) also told CNA on Nov 13 that Singapore had sent a request to the UK seeking Yeo’s extradition.
In order to settle his lawyer’s say, funds were released to his law company in exchange for the offence of abetment of lying.
According to UK court records, this apparently took place between Jul 29, 2020 and Nov 30, 2020.
On November 4, Yeo was detained by UK government.
Yeo,  , who faces no charges in the UK, was granted conditional bail for £75, 000 ( US$ 127, 844 ) in November.
However, according to acuity concerns over whether the UK Home Office has retained his passport, he has remained in custody since his arrest.
Before he can get released on bail, the judge may ask him to show that he does not have access to a workable card and that he may attempt to leave the country.
His attorneys have been unable to obtain validation that Yeo’s card is still with the UK Home Office.
Charles Yeo’s attorney, Ben Cooper Houston, told the courtroom:” Mr Yeo is evidently determined to remain in this region.
The court can be certain that Mr. Yeo has done all in his power to alert the Home Office about the location of his passport in light of the confiscation of the £75, 000 bond and all other loan conditions in place.
In his capacity to find out where the card is, Mr. Yeo says,” there is nothing else I can would.”
Yeo’s lawyers tried to withdraw his card at the Singapore High Commission in London, according to the court, in an attempt to meet the loan conditions.
However, his legal team had never received confirmation that the hearing would be canceled by Tuesday.
The captain magistrate’s conditions of loan had to be satisfied before Mr. Yeo was released on bail, according to the judge.
” If there is information from the Singaporean authorities confirming that the passport is cancelled, as far as I am concerned, that would satisfy the]bail ] condition”, he said.
” But the Singapore government have to handle the program that was submitted yesterday, as I understand it.” You’ll have to delay until the Singapore government have that option, I believe.
By the deadline of December 10, Yeo’s legitimate team hopes to receive confirmation that his card has been canceled.
Ellis would have to submit to electronic surveillance, follow a strict punishment, and often report to a authorities station while he awaits his whole extradition hearing next year.