A Trinidadian court has dismissed the judicial review brought by Jack Warner, former minister and Vice-President of FIFA, challenging the legality of the extradition proceedings against him. He currently faces extradition to the United States, where he is charged with wire fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. In his ruling, Justice James Aboud acknowledged Warner’s argument […]
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prosecutor General Andrey Lukin has said that Kazakhstan intends to sign extradition treaties with Brazil, Jordan, Macedonia, Greece, and Portugal. It currently has 18 such treaties in place already, as well as 2 multilateral conventions within the CIS, Minsk, and Chisinau.
Interpol has accepted Palestine and the Solomon Islands as members, bringing the total membership to 192 countries. It has not yet said how many votes were cast in favour of Palestine’s membership.
Michal Herba, fighting a request to extradite him from the UK to Italy where he faces allegations of kidnapping model Chloe Ayling, has said that the case against him is “a sham”. Mr Herba was arrested in August by the UK’s National Crime Agency, acting on a European Arrest Warrant issued by Italy. Speaking at […]
It is reported that China will call for increased international cooperation to combat terrorism and corruption at Interpol’s general assembly next week. China has long sought more assistance from other nations in extraditing Chinese citizens, including on allegations of terrorism and corruption. However, it has met with resistance, particularly from Western nations, in light of […]
Detained in Dubai, a UK-based NGO, has called for the UK’s extradition treaty with the UAE to be suspended following several UK court rulings blocking extradition to the UAE on the grounds that there was a “real likelihood of human rights violations”. Extradition from the UK to the UAE was first refused on this basis […]
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has discovered two more properties allegedly belonging to former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke, in its ongoing investigation into her conduct during her time in office (see previous blog). The EFCC is reportedly in the process of applying for the properties, located in Dubai and estimated to […]
The Law Society, England and Wales’ professional association for lawyers, has welcomed the UK government’s intention to continue UK-EU cooperation on criminal justice following Brexit (see previous blog). In a paper, the Government said that cooperation with the EU should go “beyond the existing, often ad hoc arrangements, for EU third-country relationships” in this area. […]
UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said that she will publish a proposal for a post-Brexit security treaty with the EU, which will seek to maintain links on extradition, evidence sharing, and arrests. In a newspaper article, the Home Secretary said that a new treaty would “allow us to maintain and strengthen our current level […]
Fadi and Michael Ibrahim have been extradited from Dubai to Australia, where they face charges of attempting to import two tonnes of MDMA and other drugs into the country. The shipment, allegedly worth almost $1billion, was seized by police in the Netherlands in July as part of an international law-enforcement effort. Assistant Commissioner of Australia’s […]
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