A man who was arrested in Ireland to face murder, arson and rape charges in the United Kingdom cannot use Brexit as a basis to block his extradition, an EU magistrate judge said Tuesday.
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In an apparent about-face on Great Britain’s long-held opposition to the death penalty, the Tory government is planning to extradite two alleged Islamic State fighters to the United States, where they could face execution.
Read moreA Spanish Supreme Court judge on Thursday dropped his extradition requests for six Catalan separatist politicians wanted on rebellion charges, including ex-regional president Carles Puigdemont.
Read moreA former Lithuanian lawmaker appeared close to fainting in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday as a judge refused to halt her extradition to her homeland, where she faces charges stemming from her claims about the existence of a ring of influential pedophiles.
Read moreImprovements in Hungary’s prison system – namely, allowing inmates to sue over inhuman or degrading treatment – obligates law enforcement and courts to comply with arrest warrants issued by Hungarian authorities, an EU magistrate said Wednesday.
Read moreFlamboyant internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues have lost their latest bid to avoid extradition to the U.S. to face criminal charges.
Read moreThe United States extradited former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli on Monday so the politician and businessman could face charges of illegal wiretapping and embezzlement.
Read moreA bankrupt Seattle real estate developer who fled the United States to avoid creditors may be required to disclose foreign accounts, a Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate panel ruled Wednesday.
Read moreGerman prosecutors made a fresh request Friday to have former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont taken into custody pending a ruling on his extradition to Spain.
Read moreA Belgian court has rejected a Spanish request for the extradition of three Catalan separatist leaders.
Read moreA former Lithuanian judge sued the federal government Monday to block her extradition, claiming she faces possible persecution and even death in her home country after bringing to light child-molestation accusations against high-ranking officials.
Read moreThe State Department won’t intervene to halt the extradition of an ex-Lithuanian judge and parliamentarian wanted on charges stemming from her claim of a powerful pedophile network in Lithuania.
Read moreA Canadian known as “Russian Mike” who has been charged in the drug trafficking case involving notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is fighting extradition to the U.S. from the Caribbean.
Read moreGermany may bar the extradition of its citizens but it did not break the law in delivering an Italian to the United States for prosecution, the European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday.
Read moreSpain’s Supreme Court says the magistrate investigating Catalan separatists’ attempt to break away from Spain is considering consulting the European Court of Justice on the procedures for extradition among European Union member states.
Read moreA German court ruled Thursday that former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont can be released on bail pending a decision on his extradition to Spain, saying the most serious charge Puigdemont faces isn’t punishable under German law.
Read moreA Russian man accused of hacking into the computer networks of major U.S. technology firms pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday morning after a months-long extradition battle with Russia.
Read moreThe Czech Republic extradited a Russian man to the U.S. to face charges of hacking computers at LinkedIn, Dropbox and other American companies, an official said Friday.
Read moreA Greek court on Friday rejected a new request from Turkey for the extradition of eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece in July 2016 after a failed military coup.
Read moreA Latvian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in a “scareware” hacking scheme that targeted visitors to the website of Minnesota’s largest newspaper and tried to trick them into buying a fake antivirus program.
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