A federal judge in Mexico approved last Friday the extradition of the Mexican drug lord to the United States on kidnapping, drug trafficking and murder charges. The Mexican government has 30 days now to approve the extradition of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. However, Mexico’s Attorney General claims that extradition to […]
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Portugal’s Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of Sabrina de Sousa to an extradition request by Italy. De Sousa is a CIA agent convicted in absentia for her part in an “extraordinary rendition” case in Italy. Sabrina De Sousa’s only possible recourse is to appeal the ruling to the Constitutional Court […]
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The High Court of the UK refused to extradite a woman to the UK, who was wanted to serve 2 years and 10 months imprisonment for failing to ensure her children went to school in the Czech Republic. The court reversed the decision of the court below due to the […]
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Cyprus’ Attorney General confirmed that Egypt requested the extradition of Seif el Din Mostafa, who is accused of hijacking EgyptAir’s plane. The Attorney General also highlighted that the decision was political and, as such, will be taken together with the Government. He also noted that the decision will be taken “as […]
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Salah Abdeslam, the “most wanted” terrorist in Europe announced that he will fight his extradition to France. This decision could delay the extradition proceedings to his native France. However, experts note that his arguments are not likely to succeed, but him opposing the extradition request could delay his deportation to France for up to 90 […]
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The Indian Minister of State Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary claimed that Britain has not acted upon 15 extradition requests issued by the Indian authorities, according to the bilateral extradition treaty between India and the UK. These accusations arrive after Indian authorities requested Britain to swiftly act on 131 pending extradition requests last month. The Indian Minister […]
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The European arrest warrant has been a very controversial issue in the UK, which led to the Prime Minister David Cameron’s government opting out of 130 EU police and criminal-justice measures. However, the government quickly opted back in to 35 of them including the arrest warrant. However, even if the UK voted to […]
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Francisca Van Dunem, the Minister of Justice in Portugal rejected the extradition request on the basis that Bhai Paramjit Singh had been granted asylum in the UK. Following rejection of the case, Bhai Paramjit Singh Pamma is expected to return to the UK soon. More information available here
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In a ruling involving war crimes committed during the Salvadoran civil war, a United States federal judge ordered the surrender of a former Salvadoran colonel accused in the murder of six Jesuit priests. Spain is the country requesting the extradition of the former officer, Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, to put him on trial […]
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Mexico has formally begun extradition proceedings against drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo Guzmán’, who is wanted by the United States on various arrest warrants. The leader of the Sinaloa Cartel has been notified that judicial proceedings will be conducted to determine whether he should be sent to the United States, where […]
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