17th Jan 2018
The US has asked France to extradite Christian Ganczarski, a German man accused by the US of providing crucial support to Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed before the 9/11 terror attacks. He is currently imprisoned in France, having served 15 years of an 18 year prison sentence for his involvement in a deadly […]
15th Jan 2018
India has been granted leave to appeal its unsuccessful UK extradition request for Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, a bookmaker wanted on suspicion of match fixing during South Africa’s tour of India in 2000. The first instance court found that there were strong grounds for believing that Mr Chawla’s human rights would be violated if he was […]
15th Jan 2018
French businessman Alexandre Djourhi is currently on bail in the UK, where he was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant issued by France in December, and awaiting his extradition hearing on 17 April. Mr Djourhi is wanted by French police for questioning as part of an inquiry into the alleged illegal financing of former president […]
12th Jan 2018
Turkey’s President has refused to allow any further US extradition requests until the US extradites Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is wanted by Turkey for allegedly masterminding the failed July 2016 coup. Speaking at a conference, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the US of having “made up excuses from thin air” for not extraditing the […]
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