THE fate of an arms dealer from Pinner lies in the hands of the secretary of state after a judge ruled he can be extradited to the US.

Guy Savage, 42, was arrested in February this year on suspicion of gun smuggling and fraud relating to allegations of false documents being used while importing and exporting arms.

The businessman denies he was engaged in illegal smuggling and insists he committed only regulatory offences while in charge of Sabre Defence Industries, based in Northolt.

The married father-of-two appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday last week (November 30) where he claimed his human rights would be breached and he would become suicidal if he was forced to stand trial in Tennessee, where his weapons factory was based.

However, after reviewing a report from a psychiatrist on Mr Savage’s state of mind, district judge Nicholas Evans dismissed these claims and ruled the decision would be passed to the secretary of state.

Dr Susan Thompson said she believed Mr Savage was suffering the effects of post traumatic stress disorder triggered by his arrest and he was at high risk of suicide, especially if he loses regular contact with his daughters.

However, the judge said he did not find her ‘a satisfactory witness’ as prior to his arrest there was no suggestion of suicide.

Mr Savage, of Daymer Gardens, Pinner, has been on bail with a curfew arrangement and tight bail conditions. The court heard many appeals against extradition by Mr Savage, who said he is entitled to compensation from the UK taxpayer for more than £45million in damages and he called for a knighthood for his ‘lifetime of service to the shooting industry and shooting sports’.

Judge Evans said: “Mr Savage is employing the tactic employed by those who, in this jurisdiction, call themselves ‘Freemen of the Land’. Such persons have been moderately successful in creating considerable havoc and disruption in courts, such that some cases have to be adjourned and apparently, in some instances, abandoned.”

The decision will be passed to the secretary of state who has two months to make a decision on the extradition.

If Mr Savage does not agree with the ruling he can appeal to the High Court.