A Spanish judge has dropped the international arrest warrants issued for the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and five of his colleagues for the role they played in the 2017 illegal referendum and subsequent unilateral declaration of independence. The Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena announced the decision a week […]
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Applications open: Advanced Seminar on International Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant (III Edition)
The program consists of a series of closed-door seminars held by international extradition experts – including renowned British Solicitors and Barristers – over the course of two days (training hours: 12). A social dinner by the Lake Iseo will be hosted on Monday night. Seminars will be conducted through an […]
Read moreInterview to Sabrina De Sousa
Sabrina de Sousa, the Ex CIA agent who is set to be extradited to Italy to serve a sentence for the kidnapping of Abu Omar recently gave an interview to VICE News. During this interview, she state that she has reached out to several US officials and public figures, such […]
Read moreFilippo «Pippo» De Cristofaro, an Italian fugitive captured in Portugal
Filippo «Pippo» De Cristofaro is an Italian national sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and concealment. He was sentenced in 1991 by the Court of Appeals of Bolonia and he escaped twice from prison after that. The first time in 2007, when Mr. De Cristofaro escaped from a prison in Milan and […]
Read moreSabrina de Sousa, an Ex-CIA agent losses extradition battle in Portugal’s Supreme Court
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 […]
Read moreHigh Court refuses to extradite primary carer of a 5-year-old
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 […]
Read moreSalah Abdessalam to fight the European Arrest Warrant in Belgium
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 […]
Read moreWhat would happen to the EAW after Brexit?
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 […]
Read morePortuguese Minister of Justice REJECTS extradition request
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
Read moreThe UN deems Assange’s detention arbitrary
A UN panel ruled last week that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being “arbitrarily detained”. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued its conclusion — a non-binding legal opinion — that Assange has been subjected to arbitrary detention by both the Swedish and British authorities. Britain and Sweden immediately rejected the UN report, […]
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