Yearly Archives: 2017

16th Sep 2017

Germany refuses Turkey’s extradition request for asylum seekers

Germany has refused to extradite several asylum seekers to Turkey, where they are accused by President Tayyip Erdogan of being involved in an attempted coup.  Relations between Turkey and the EU have come under strain following what the EU views as a “trend” towards authoritarianism in Turkey. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has also warned Turkey […]

15th Sep 2017

Bipartisan bill would reform US MLA process

A bipartisan bill has been reintroduced to the US House of Representatives, which if passed would reform the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) process to increase accessibility and transparency, and require the Attorney General to create an online docketing system for MLAT requests. The International Communications Privacy Act would also authorise US law enforcement with […]

15th Sep 2017

US Court dismisses Joaquín Guzmán’s extradition challenge

A US Court has dismissed narcotics Kingpin Joaquín Guzmán’s claim that he was improperly extradited from Mexico to the US. Mr Guzmán claimed that because the extradition agreement with Mexico provided for him to be tried in either Texas or California it was improper for him to be tried in New York. However, the Government […]

15th Sep 2017

Saudi Arabia creates new body to handle MLA requests

Saudi Arabia’s Attorney General, Sheikh Saud Bin Abdullah Al-Muajab, has announced the creation of a body to handle requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal cases and coordinate all of the relevant government departments. Speaking at the 22nd Annual Conference of the International Association of Public Prosecutors, Al-Muajab said that the new body was created […]

14th Sep 2017

Austrian Supreme Court approves extradition of Aslan Gagiev to Russia

Austria’s Supreme Court has granted Russia’s extradition request for alleged organised crime boss Aslan “Dzhako” Gagiev. His organisation is said to have carried out over 60 contract killings, including against government officials. He was arrested in Austria in January 2015. The Supreme Court had postponed Gagiev’s extradition, after it was approved by a lower court […]

22nd Jan 2017

Montenegro appoints its first Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust

Jelena Lučić Đaletić has been appointed by Montenegro as its first Liaison Prosecutor at Eurojust, the EU body set up to facilitate cooperation between Member States and certain third-party countries in serious cross-border criminal matters. Liaison Prosecutors coordinate between Eurojust and non-EU Member States. Montenegro and Eurojust signed a cooperation agreement on 3 May 2016, […]

15th Jan 2017

Saudi Arabia to seek extradition of corruption suspects

Saudi Arabia has recently detained a number of high-profile businessmen and public figures on accusations of corruption. Its public prosecutor has now announced that it will also seek the extradition of corruption suspects living abroad, though has not yet identified any targets. Although Saudi Arabia has said the moves are a crackdown on corruption, others […]

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