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.
Read moreExpert to Judge: Confinement Puts Ex-Peru President at ‘Grave Risk’
Despite testimony that an ex-Peruvian president’s detention at a Bay Area jail puts him at “grave risk” of mental and physical decline, a federal prosecutor argued Wednesday the defendant enjoys many privileges and should stay in jail pending his potential extradition.
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US Rejects Extradition Request From UK Over Fatal Road Crash
The British government on Friday condemned a decision by the United States not to extradite an American woman involved in a fatal road accident.
Read moreMexico Seeks US Extradition of Drug Lord’s Son
Mexico is seeking the extradition from the United States of the son of a Sinaloa cartel drug lord over the 2017 murder of acclaimed journalist Javier Valdez, the attorney general’s office said Thursday.
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First Phase of Extradition Hearing for Huawei Exec Wraps in Canada
The fate of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is now in the hands of a Canadian judge, who reserved judgment Thursday on whether the telecom executive can be extradited to the United States on a raft of charges related to possible Iran sanctions violations.
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Lying to Bank Is Fraud in Canada, Prosecutors Say of Huawei Exec Facing Extradition
Canadian prosecutors said Wednesday that fraud, not U.S. sanctions, is at the heart of the extradition case against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, urging a judge to only consider the potential “Canadian criminality” of the offense when determining if she should be handed over to the United States.
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‘Pablo Escobar of Eggs’ Faces Justice After 35 Years of Poaching
Jeffrey Lendrum spent three decades living as the so-called “Pablo Escobar of eggs,” smuggling the fragile shells from the nests of falcons and other birds of prey to wealthy international clients.
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Facing Extradition, Huawei Exec Says US Charges Not Crimes in Canada
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s defense lawyers told a judge in British Columbia on Tuesday that the Canadian government is wrongfully relying on U.S. sanctions law and misapplying domestic fraud laws in its effort to extradite the Chinese telecom executive to the United States.
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Huawei Exec’s Extradition Hearing Begins in Canada
The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei begins Monday in a Vancouver courtroom, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diplomatic uproar and increased tensions between China and the United States.
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WikiLeaks’ Assange in London Court Fighting US Extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange made a brief court appearance Monday in his bid to prevent extradition to the United States to face serious espionage charges.
Read moreDutch Say Russia Let Terror Suspect Return to Ukraine
Dutch prosecutors on Monday accused Russia of allowing a suspect in the downing of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet to return to rebel-held eastern Ukraine in defiance of an extradition agreement.
Read moreSpain Stumbles in Bid to Extradite Embattled Rapper
An EU magistrate dealt Spain a blow Tuesday in its efforts to imprison the rapper Valtonyc, who fled the country after his lyrics were ruled to glorify terrorism.
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