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Spain, Switzerland

12th Sep 2018

HSBC whistleblower fights extradition to Switzerland

Herve Falciani, a former HSBC employee who has been convicted of violating bank secrecy laws in Switzerland, is facing potential extradition from Spain to Switzerland. In 2008, Mr Falciani...

India, United Kingdom

28th Aug 2018

CBI submits video of Vijay Mallya’s proposed prison cell

The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a video to Westminster Magistrates’ Court, showing the conditions in which Dr Vijay Mallya will be held if he is...

United Kingdom, United States

30th Jul 2018

Mutual legal assistance process for ISIS suspects is halted

On 27th July 2018, the UK suspended the provision of

Spain

24th Jul 2018

Catalan Separatists can still be arrested if they return to Spain

Professor Clara Ponsatí, the former Catalan education minister who currently works at St Andrew’s University in Scotland, is back in court today (24th July 2018) attempting to have her...

Turkey, United Kingdom

21st Jul 2018

Hamdi Akin Ipek, arrested after extradition request

In May 2018, British police arrested Mr Hamdi Akin Ipek, a prominent Turkish businessman and known critic of President Erdogan. His arrest followed a request for his extradition from...

France, Greece

13th Jul 2018

Greek Court agrees to extradite Alexander Vinnik to France

Today, a court in Thessaloniki, ordered the extradition of Alexander Vinnik to France. Mr Vinnik’s extradition had also been requested by the US and Russia. Although the court in...

Malaysia

12th Jul 2018

Singapore police allege that Hong Kong declined to extradite Jho Low

Yesterday, police in Singapore released a statement explaining that an arrest warrant was issued, in April 2016, against Mr Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) for offences of money-laundering and...

Russia

10th Jul 2018

Trevor Horsley: freed from Russian pre-trial detention centre

Yesterday, Mr Trevor Martin Horsley was released from a pretrial detention centre in Russia. His lawyer reported that he was released and was scheduled to fly back to the...

Germany, Spain

7th Jul 2018

German court authorises extradition of Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain

Today, the German High Court, decided that Carles Puigdemont could be extradited to Spain on charges of embezzlement of public funds but not on the charge of ‘rebellion’. In...

Scotland, Spain

6th Jul 2018

Professor Clara Ponsatí could be extradited to Spain using Treason Felony Act 1848

Scottish prosecutors have confirmed that could use the Treason Felony Act 1848 to argue that Professor Ponsatí should be extradited to Spain to face charges of rebellion in connection...