Notorious drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman has filed papers claiming his extradition from Mexico violated the terms of the treaty. The accused cartel leader is facing international conspiracy charges in the US and is slated to go on trial next year. Guzman, 60, and his public defender lawyers, Michelle Gelernt and Michael Schneider, filed […]
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Ex-president of Panama arrested in Florida, faces extradition
Former Panamian leader Ricardo Martinelli, wanted by Interpol and at home on charges of embezzlement and spying, was detained on a provisional arrest warrant near Miami and taken into custody ahead of looming extradition. Martinelli was arrested near his home in Coral Gables, southwest of downtown Miami, at about 6:30pm on Monday evening, the Miami […]
Assange future uncertain as US extradition threat still looms large
Published time: 19 May, 2017 18:35 Lawyers for Julian Assange will now shift their efforts to finding out whether an extradition agreement for the WikiLeaks founder exists between the US and British governments. “The big question is the US warrant. The UK refused to give any indication if such a warrant exists,” Christophe Marchand, a […]
Kim Dotcom vows to evade remaining extradition charges due to ‘prosecution blunder’
Following a New Zealand judge’s ruling that Kim Dotcom broke no copyright laws with his Megaupload business, the internet mogul now says he has a slam-dunk strategy to get the rest of the charges against him thrown out, owing to a critical error by the prosecution. Several days ago the New Zealand High Court ruled […]
New Zealand appeals court upholds Kim Dotcom extradition ruling
Enlarge / Kim Dotcom speaks to the media following a bail hearing at Auckland District Court on December 1, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. (credit: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) An appellate court in New Zealand has upheld a lower court’s 2015 decision that Kim Dotcom and his co-defendants should be extradited to the United States to face […]
‘No longer a copyright case’: Dotcom eligible for extradition to US, New Zealand High Court rules
The New Zealand High Court has ruled that while Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three co-accused in his case cannot be extradited on copyright infringement charges, there are other grounds making them eligible for extradition to the United States. Justice Murray Gilbert has upheld on Monday a lower court decision that said there were enough […]