Category: Saudi Arabia

21st Dec 2017

Saudi Arabian sisters fight extradition from Turkey

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 […]

21st Nov 2017

Saudi Arabia reports extradition statistics

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 […]

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 […]

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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