A Polish man yesterday gave his consent to being extradited from Malta to Poland where he is wanted in connection with his failure to pay child support between 2005 and 2007.
Miroslaw Rodziewicz, 49, appeared before Magistrate Marseann Farrugia after having been apprehended at the airport as he was about to board a flight to Tunisia.
He was willing to go back to Poland
Sources said the European Arrest Warrant had been issued in 2010 by Poland, where he is wanted for allegedly failing to pay his wife the maintenance she was due for their daughter, who is now 26 years old.
As soon as he presented his passport at the airport, an alert was issued when they saw that his name was on the European wanted list.
In court, Mr Rodziewicz, with a team of four lawyers appearing on his behalf, said he was willing to go back to Poland to settle the issue. He is insisting that all child support was duly paid. He therefore consented to his extradition.
Police Inspectors Jessica Abela and Christopher Galea Scannura and Deputy Attorney General Donatella Frendo Dimech prosecuted. Lawyers Vince Micallef, Andy Ellul, Keith Borg and Yanika Camilleri appeared for the man.