Date: 23 September 2008
Applicants, Mr. Grayson and Mr. Barnham are nationals of the United Kingdom. They were convicted for drug-related offences and given custodial sentences. According to the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 of the United Kingdom, the court has ordered the confiscation of property. The applicants has complained that the court has put burden on proof on them to prove that their property was purchased on legitimate sources and not on the money from drug-trafficking. Applicants rely on the right to a fair trial.
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