I won't get a fair trial in UK, says Noye

PROTECTED by a glass bulletproof screen, Kenneth Noye, Britain's most wanted man, today denied being involved in the road-rage murder three years ago of 21-year-old electrician Steven Cameron.

He told a panel of three judges hearing the extradition case in the National Court in Madrid brought by Kent Police: "I will not get a fair trial in England. I have already been tried in England by the media."

Noye was brought handcuffed from a prison 16 miles away. Photographers and TV crews were allowed into the court only minutes before Noye walked in through a red security door from the basement of the building. But they were ordered out after a protest from the defence about identification. Some minutes earlier, Detective Superintendent Dennis McGookin had warned the British media: "Identification is very important in this case. Pictures cannot be published." Noye was dressed in a blue anorak with red and white sleeves and blue jeans. His hair was cut close and he looked tired. It was his first public appearance since he was seized by Spanish detectives at a fish restaurant at Barbate west of Gibraltar on 28 August. Through an interpreter, he said: "I am innocent but I have been tried and convicted by the media. All I ask is that this court be fair." When asked about the murder victim, he said: "No, I have had nothing to do with Cameron." The court should announce its decision before the end of the week. If the judges decide that there is no case to answer, Noye will be set free. If an extradition is granted, he has the right to appeal, which could take several months

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