Two Saudi Arabian sisters resident in Turkey are fighting their extradition to Saudi Arabia, which they say they fled to escape an abusive family. Ashwaq and Areej Hamoud were detained in Turkey after their father claimed that their intention in leaving Saudi Arabia had been to join terrorist groups in Syria, but no public criminal […]
A Saudi Arabian Public Prosecutor has said that Saudi Arabia extradited 91 people under judicial cooperation agreements and 14 people to countries with no agreement in 2015-16. Speaking to the 22nd annual conference of the International Association of Prosecutors, Sheikh Saud bin Abdullah Al Muajab said that the 105 individuals were wanted under a variety […]
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 […]
It is reported that Pakistan’s anti-corruption watchdog will file more references against its former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, who along with his family is subject to a wide-ranging investigation into his conduct during his time in office. According to the reports, the new references will be filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) once more […]
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 […]
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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