Hameed, Feezan

In 2015, Feezan Hameed was arrested in France and spent 18 days in custody awaiting extradition to the United Kingdom.

In May 2016 he appeared at Southwark Crown Court and pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to convert and transfer criminal property.

On 16 September 2016 he was sentenced to a total of 11 years’ imprisonment.

The CCRC received an application for review of Mr Hameed’s sentence in September 2021.

Following review, the CCRC concluded that the judge failed to deduct the time Mr Hameed had spent in prison in France from his sentence.

As Mr Hameed was legally entitled to have the time he spent in custody in France deducted from his sentence, the CCRC has decided that there was a real possibility that the Court of Appeal would reduce his sentence by 18 days.

The CCRC referred the sentence in June 2023.

The Court of Appeal reduced the sentence in April 2024.