Refugee wins last-minute extradition reprieve after trying to return from holiday

After initially passing through security checks at the airport, the man was arrested and sent to Pagliarelli prison. Photograph: canbedone/Shutterstock

A refugee who was threatened with extradition when he tried to return to Britain after holidaying in Italy has won a last-minute reprieve.

The Russian man, who has refugee status in the UK, was threatened with extradition to his home country when he tried to return at the end of a week’s holiday in Palermo.