On 4 November 2015, it was reported that Italian businessman, and owner of the League Two football club, Leyton Orient, Francesco Becchetti, had been arrested in the United Kingdom, following an arrest warrant issued by the Albanian government. A report is here. Allegations Mr Becchetti, his mother, and two business associates are accused of fraud-related […]
On 27 October 2015, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), in the United Kingdom, David Green QC, confirmed that his agency is looking into potential money laundering offences in the United Kingdom, in relation to the FIFA corruption investigation. However, the SFO has not opened a criminal investigation into the matter, to date, […]
On 3 November 2015, José Maria Marin, former President of the Brazilian Football Confederation, was extradited to the United States, from Switzerland. This followed reports on 28 October 2015 that Mr Marin had agreed to be extradited back to the United States from Switzerland, enabling the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) to immediately approve […]
On 29 October 2015, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), during a plenary session of the European Parliament, voted 285 to 281 in favour of a (non-binding) resolution that Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower, should be allowed to seek asylum in the European Union. The press release is here. Background In a […]
On 30 October 2015, the Kraków District Court, in Poland, rejected an application by authorities in the United States for the extradition of the filmmaker, Roman Polanski, in connection with a sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl in 1977. A report is here. A previous blog on the Polanski case is here. Judgment, 30 October […]
On 27 October 2015, it was reported that an Irish former TV actor, Jim Corry, from County Kerry, who is accused of an IRA mortar attack in Germany, is expecting to be extradited. The Belfast Telegraph report is here. Mr Corry was arrested by the Gardaí on 9 October 2015 pursuant to a European Arrest […]
On 12 October 2015, the Administrative Court dismissed the appeal against the order for extradition, against Grzegorz Budzik, from the United Kingdom to Poland, pursuant to a European Arrest Warrant (EAW), to serve a sentence of one year and two months’ imprisonment for fraud offences. The Administrative Court held that there was no basis for […]
In six significant developments in the FIFA corruption investigation: Jack Warner Hearing Postponed On 25 September 2015, authorities in Trinidad and Tobago postponed the extradition hearing of former FIFA Vice President, Jack Warner, to 2 December 2015. A report is here. This followed a request by Mr Warner’s lawyers for more time, in order to […]
On 9 October 2015, the High Court allowed the appeal against the order for extradition of Adam Wawrzyczek, from the United Kingdom to Poland, pursuant to a European Arrest Warrant (EAW). The Court found that it had not been established that Mr Wawrzyczek’s absence from trial proceedings in Poland had been deliberate, on the basis […]
On 17 October 2015, Haroon Aswat, who was extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom in January 2015, having fought extradition for several years, was sentenced by the US Manhattan Federal Court to 20 years’ imprisonment for terror crimes. A report is here. Background The US government alleges that in November 1999, […]
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