16th Sep 2015
At a hearing on 27 August 2015, a Bulgarian court ruled that authorities in Kyrgyzstan would be provided with more time to collect evidence supporting the extradition of Leonard Homeniuk, the former CEO of the gold mining company, Centerra Gold, from Bulgaria to Kyrgyzstan, in connection with alleged corruption. The Bulgarian court has adjourned his […]
16th Sep 2015
On 3 September 2015, it was reported that Pakistani national, Mian Shahid, who was convicted and sentenced in absentia in England in April for an alleged sexual assault on an 18-year-old girl in 2015, was arrested in the Republic of Ireland and is to be extradited to the United Kingdom. A report is here. In […]
16th Sep 2015
On 2 September 2015, it was reported that Swiss prosecutors have denied a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) request from India’s law enforcement agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in connection with bribery allegations linked with SAN Swiss Arms and Rheinmetall Air Defence (RAD). A report by the Global Investigations Review is here (paywall). […]
2nd Sep 2015
On 1 September 2015, a former violin teacher at Chetham School of Music, Chris Ling, committed suicide before he was due to be extradited to the United Kingdom, to face 77 potential charges of sex offences against 10 former pupils allegedly committed between 1983 and 1990. A report is here. In January 2014, it was […]
1st Sep 2015
On 27 August 2015, it was reported that the US Department of Justice has requested that Switzerland give priority to a request by the United States to extradite the former head of the Nicaraguan Football Federation, and ‘provisionally banned’ FIFA development officer, Julio Rocha, ahead of an extradition request made by his native Nicaragua. A […]
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