Judgment

# Diogo Santos Coelho, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, Administrative Court (published by The National Archives, Find Case Law), September 11, 2025. The extradition posture of RaidForums administrator Diogo Santos Coelho: the United States' extradition request of 23 March 2022, certified by the Secretary of State on 31 March 2022; the SSHD's extradition order of 28 July 2023; and that his extradition remains contested, with the extradition appeal stayed pending judicial review..

**Source type:** Judgment

**Published:** September 11, 2025

**Research grade:** P0

**Used in entries:** 2

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, Administrative Court (published by The National Archives, Find Case Law)

**Published:** September 11, 2025

**Source type:** Judgment

**Research grade:** Source grade P0

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2025/2293](https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2025/2293)

**What it supports:** The extradition posture of RaidForums administrator Diogo Santos Coelho: the United States' extradition request of 23 March 2022, certified by the Secretary of State on 31 March 2022; the SSHD's extradition order of 28 July 2023; and that his extradition remains contested, with the extradition appeal stayed pending judicial review.

**Dataset id:** src\_ewhc\_coelho\_v\_sshd\_2025

## Research notes

- Neutral citation [2025] EWHC 2293 (Admin); judgment of Mr Justice Linden.
- Coelho is described as a Portuguese national who allegedly operated RaidForums from about January 2015 to January 2022, facing six US counts.

How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 2 record types.

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## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Operation Tourniquet](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-tourniquet)

Fraud and stolen data, April 2022

Supporting source

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Diogo Santos Coelho](https://takedownindex.org/people/diogo-santos-coelho)

Extradition requested, Operation Tourniquet

Later outcome

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