Since December 1, 2018, Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of the Chinese company Huawei, also daughter of the founder, has been detained in Vancouver upon request of American authorities, prompting a diplomatic struggle between China and U.S.A. Ms. Meng’s counsels asked to grant her bail while she awaits a decision on whether she will be […]
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For more than 30 years, Ishmael Muslim Ali has lived a relatively full and unremarkable life in Cuba: this may seem quite an unpredictable story for an international fugitive. However, recently, US President Trump announced a partial halt to relations with Cuba unless certain requests were satisfied. Handing over Mr. Ali, who […]
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Jakiw Palij, a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard has been deported to Gemany from the US after years of diplomatic debates over his status. Mr. Palij is accused of having illegally gained entry to the US almost 70 years ago, falsely claiming he was a Polish farmer. Almost 20 […]
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Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister rejected the request by the Turkish government to try the suspects in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, saying that the suspects would be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Khashoggi, a Virginia resident and a columnist for The Washington Post who was also a critic […]
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The UK Judge John Zani rejected an extradition request issued by Turkey for Hamdi Akin İpek and three other Turkish nationals. The judge reasoned his decision as the request was “politically motivated”, and also on the grounds that extraditing would lead to a real risk of breaches of Article III of […]
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The new judicial assistance treaty between Italy and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) approved by the Senate on October 3, 2018, will allow Italy to ask for the extradition of ”at least nine people wanted by the Italian judiciary” on charges including mafia association, money laundering, drug trafficking and tax […]
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The Uzbek citizens Mamatkulov and Askarov, members of the ERK “Freedom Party”, an opposition party in Uzbekistan, lodged two applications at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against Turkey by relying on Art. 2, 3 and 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Mr. Mamatkulov was arrested by Turkish police […]
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Navinder Singh Sarao pleaded guilty to wire fraud and spoofing after being extradited to the U.S.A. to face federal charges related to his role in the 2010 Wall Street flash crash. The British trader was sent to the U.S.A. after losing a High Court challenge against a decision to extradite […]
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Italy granted a last-minute pardon to the former CIA officer who was about to become the first intelligence official to face jail in connection to crimes committed during George W Bush’s “war on terror”. Sabrina de Sousa, convicted in absentia in 2009 for taking part in the extraordinary rendition of Abu […]
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French national Marie Emmanuelle Verhoeven “may be allowed to return to her family and friends in France” after the French Embassy in Delhi claimed Ms. Verhoeven “is suffering from various mental and physical medical problems.” Ms. Verhoeven, a member of the Latin American Economic and Social Committee, allegedly took part in the […]
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