Interim suspension of international extradition pending constitutional complaint: power of attorney deadline and reason-free interim order

The German Federal Constitutional Court issued an interim order suspending the handover of the complainant to the United Kingdom for up to ten days pending a decision on the constitutional complaint, requiring the submission of an original power of attorney within that deadline and delegating enforcement to the General State Prosecutor at the Kammergericht Berlin; the court ruled in favor of the complainant regarding the immediate prohibition of surrender. The dispute involved a constitutional complaint challenging the extradition of a Croatian national to the UK, raising issues regarding procedural representation requirements and international surrender obligations. The decisive legal basis comprised § 32 Abs. 5 S. 1 BVerfGG, which permits the issuance of an interim order without immediate reasoning, and § 22 BVerfGG, governing the deadline for submitting powers of attorney.