Warlord’s Release From US Prison Ups Tension With Colombia
A last-minute battle is unfolding over the fate of a former paramilitary warlord who the Colombian government wants returned following a long drug sentence in U.S. prison.
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Belgian Court Rejects Move to Extradite Ex-Catalan Minister
A Belgian court on Friday rejected Spain’s demand to have a former high-ranking politician from the region of Catalonia extradited, in yet another set back for the country’s efforts to try several officials in exile over their alleged roles in an independence referendum that Madrid branded as illegal.
Read moreAustralia’s Refuge Offer to Hong Kongers Infuriates China
Australia offered pathways to permanent residency for thousands of people from Hong Kong on Thursday in response to China’s crackdown on dissent, drawing a furious reply from Beijing.
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S. Korea Court Rejects US Extradition of Child-Porn Site Operator
A South Korean court on Monday rejected an extradition request by the United States for a man convicted of running one of the world’s biggest child pornography websites.
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Spain Court Clears Extradition of Former Mexico Oil Chief
A Spanish court said on Monday it was allowing the extradition of a former chief executive of Mexican state oil company PEMEX accused of corruption to his home country.
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Mexico’s Ex-Chief of Pemex Drops Extradition Fight
The former head of Mexico’s state oil company has dropped his extradition fight and agreed to return to Mexico to cooperate in corruption investigations, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said Tuesday.
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UK Judge Warns Assange on US Extradition Hearing Attendance
A British judge said Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must attend his next court hearing unless he can provide medical evidence to support his absence.
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Trudeau Rejects Calls to Release Top Huawei Exec
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he will not bow to pressure to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in exchange for two Canadians being held by Chinese authorities.
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Canadian Judge Finds Key Extradition Standard Met for Huawei Executive
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou should face extradition proceedings initiated by the United States, a Canadian court ruled Wednesday, finding the Chinese telecom executive’s alleged misrepresentations to HSBC about an Iranian subsidiary in 2013 pass the crucial “double-criminality” test under Canada’s Extradition Act.
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Irish Man Extradited to Texas on Wildlife Trafficking Charges
Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that an Irish man accused of trafficking endangered black rhinoceros horns from Texas to New York City was extradited to the Lone Star State.
Read moreDublin Court Hears Extradition Case Over 39 Lorry Deaths
A man wanted by British police over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in a lorry container last year appeared in an Irish court Tuesday, facing extradition on manslaughter charges.
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Top EU Court Calls for More Scrutiny in Extradition Cases
European Union member states must make sure countries outside the bloc that ask to extradite someone will not torture or kill that person, the EU’s highest court ruled Thursday.
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Citing Covid Risk, Judge Orders House Arrest for Ex-Peru President
Citing insufficient safeguards to protect older jail inmates with a heightened risk of severe illness or death from the Covid-19 virus, a federal judge on Thursday ordered the government to release a former Peruvian president on house arrest.
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German Court Rejects Poland Extradition Over Justice Reforms
A German court has for the first time rejected a request to extradite a suspect to Poland over concerns about judicial independence in the fellow European Union member, AFP has learned.
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Ex-Peru President to Remain Jailed Pending Extradition in Bribery Case
Despite testimony that he is at “grave risk” of mental and physical decline in a semi-isolated jail unit, a federal judge on Wednesday refused to release a former Peruvian president on house arrest pending his potential extradition on corruption charges.
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Top EU Court Punts Extradition Case of Spanish Rapper
Belgium can’t be forced to extradite a Spanish rapper convicted of glorifying terrorism until it determines if his lyrics are a crime under Belgian law, the European Union’s top court ruled Tuesday.
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Extradition Hearing Monday for Julian Assange
Supporters of Julian Assange gathered Monday outside a high-security London courthouse, where a judge opened a hearing into a U.S. extradition case against the WikiLeaks founder.
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Jalisco Cartel’s No. 2, ‘El Menchito,’ Pleads Not Guilty to US Charges
Appearing dazed following a whirlwind extradition to the United States five years in the making, the son of one of Mexico’s most wanted cartel leaders pleaded not guilty Friday to drug conspiracy charges.
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Jalisco Drug Lord’s Son Extradited to Face US Charges
The son of one of Mexico’s most wanted cartel leaders was extradited to the United States where he will appear Friday in Washington on drug charges.
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Spanish Court Keeps Former Mexican Oil Chief in Detention
A Spanish court ruled Thursday that a former head of Mexico’s state oil company must remain in custody while an extradition case is heard against him.
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