Tag: extradition

• Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:43 UTC

  Venezuela ex intelligence chief missing after Spanish court agrees to his extradition to the US

  

  Venezuela's former military intelligence chief has gone missing in Spain just days after a court-approved a request for his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, police said on Wednesday

• Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  Spain's High Court rules against extraditing to the US ex Venezuelan intelligence chief

  

  Spain's High Court ruled on Monday that the government should refuse a request from the United States to extradite Venezuela's former military intelligence chief.

• Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 08:47 UTC

  US formally requested the UK the extradition of Julian Assange

  

  The US Justice Department has formally asked Britain to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face charges that he conspired to hack US government computers and violated an espionage law, Britain has confirmed.

• Friday, January 4th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Ex Credit Suisse bankers and Mozambique officials charged with US$ 2bn fraud

  

  Three former Credit Suisse bankers have been arrested over their alleged role in a US$ 2bn fraud scheme connected to firms in Mozambique, according to US authorities. The men have been released on bail in London while the US seeks their extradition.

• Monday, June 11th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  Ex Panama president extradited from US; faces charges of illegal wiretapping

  

  The former president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, will be extradited this Monday from the United States, where he has been held for a case of illegal wiretapping, one of his attorneys said Sunday. It’s happening tomorrow,” Monday, Sidney Sitton said in a message by WhatsApp, without providing further details.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Catalan MPs elect fervent separatist who pledges to reinstate Puigdemont as “the legitimate president”

  

  Catalan MPs have elected a fervent separatist as the new chief of the region, ending a leadership vacuum of more than six months and setting the scene for more confrontations with the Spanish government. Quim Torra, 55, a former corporate lawyer who went on to lead a prominent pro-secession group, vowed to build an independent Catalan republic by working under the leadership of his fugitive predecessor, Carles Puigdemont.

• Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 05:12 UTC

  Wikileaks Assange “declines to comply” police order and remains at Ecuadorean embassy

  

  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is ignoring a London Metropolitan Police order to surrender himself at a police station, his representative has said. Susan Benn said he was advised to “decline to comply” and will remain inside the Ecuadorian embassy while his application for asylum is processed.

• Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 02:47 UTC

  US Extradites Former Panamanian Leader Noriega and CIA Recruit to France

  

  The former Panamanian leader, Manuel Noriega, has been extradited to France by the United States after spending more than 20 years in a prison there.