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 […]
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 […]
On 19 October, France’s Court of Appeal in Versailles is expected to hand down judgment on Argentina’s request to extradite Mario Arturo Sandoval. Mr Sandoval is accused by Argentina of involvement in various human rights abuses during the country’s 1976-83 military dictatorship. Mr Sandoval has held French citizenship since 1997, and has been resident in […]
On 19 November 2015, it was reported that the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, in Nigeria, rejected the bail application made by Emmanuel Okoyomon, whose extradition to the United Kingdom has been ordered by the Federal High Court. A report is here. Previous blogs are here. Background On 4 May 4 2015, Justice […]
Jasvinder Nakhwal
Partner
jnakhwal@petersandpeters.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7822 7753
Nick Vamos
Partner
nvamos@petersandpeters.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7822 7776
Recent Comments