Dozens of British MPs are calling for a review of what they see as a one-sided extradition policy with the US. Drawn up in the post-9/11 panic, it decrees that Washington can demand anyone’s extradition without proof, and London is obliged to obey. All take and no give – that is the growing feeling in [...]
Tag: extradition
December 5, 2011
December 5, 2011
Assange granted appeal in Supreme Court
Julian Assange has been granted an appeal to the UK Supreme Court to halt his extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations. If the appeal had been denied the WikiLeaks founder would have been en route to Stockholm within 10 days. For Assange this means that his stay in Britain — where he lives under [...]
November 22, 2011
Uzbek Who Swam To Estonia Wants Political Asylum In Russia
ST.PETERSBURG, Russia — An Uzbek who swam across a river from Russia to reach Estonia is applying for political asylum in Russia following his release from jail there, RFE/RL’s Uzbek service reports. The Estonian authorities deported Rakhim Sobirov, 30, to Russia in September after he swam across the 300 meter-wide Narva River and entered Estonia [...]
November 11, 2011
U.S. ‘rules out’ extradition of Bout to Moscow
The United States is not considering the possibility of sending convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout home to Russia, a U.S. Department of State official said on Friday. “I don’t think that we have the basis to do that, but I know that the ambassador will continue to discuss this problem with authorities,” Undersecretary of State [...]
November 11, 2011
November 6, 2011
Britain seeks new suspect in Litvinenko poisoning case
The U.K. Crown Prosecution Service wants to charge a second man with the murder of Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned in London in 2006, The Sunday Times reported. The Crown Prosecution Service intends to announce plans to seek the extradition of Dmitry Kovtun, a Russian businessman and an ex-KGB agent, who [...]
November 3, 2011
‘Assange’s time in Sweden will be short’
Stockholm will only host the WikiLeaks founder for as long as it takes to send him on to a US court, said liberty campaigner Paul Wiffen after British judges confirmed their ruling to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden. Assange’s lawyers now have 14 days to seek permission from the British High Court to appeal its [...]
November 3, 2011
Bout convicted in ‘arms smuggling’ case, may get life
Bout convicted in ‘arms smuggling’ case, may get life Published: 02 November, 2011, 22:14 Edited: 03 November, 2011, 08:51 Viktor Bout (AFP Photo / Nicolas Asfouri) (19.0Mb) embed video TAGS: Crime, Scandal, Russia, Politics, Law, Mass media, USA, Bill Dod, Marina Portnaya A New York jury has convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout of trying [...]
November 2, 2011
British court to deliver Assange verdict today
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will learn, later on Wednesday, the verdict in his fight against extradition to Sweden over allegations of sexual misconduct. Assange denies the claims and says they are politically-motivated. One way or another, the moment of truth is approaching the WikiLeaks whistleblower as the British High Court prepared to make a verdict [...]
October 31, 2011
Case closed? Final arguments heard in ‘Merchant of Death’ trial
A New York court has postponed issuing a final verdict in the case of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who is accused of international arms trafficking. The jury is expected to deliver a verdict on Tuesday. Both the prosecution and defense have delivered their closing statements in the case. Assistant federal attorney Anjan Sahni told the [...]
October 18, 2011
Litvinenko’s poisoners ‘made a big mistake’
Five years ago a little-known Russian dissident met two friends in a hotel in London’s Mayfair. His name was Alexander Litvinenko. Litvinenko sat with his companions, businessmen Andrey Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun, in the Millennium Hotel’s Pine Bar. (The room is a bit pokey. Litvinenko’s alcove table no longer exists; a large piano has been [...]
October 1, 2011
Russian accused of gun-running beats extradition and leaves Greece
Vladimir Gavrilov, a Russian accused of gun-running to Colombia’s FARC rebels in the 1990’s has been released from custody in Greece, where he had been detained for a month on an extradition request from Peru, his lawyer Georgy Gurovanidis told RIA Novosti. Gavrilov returned to Moscow on Saturday morning after his release. Vladimir Gavrilov had [...]
September 28, 2011
September 12, 2011
Cameron comes to Moscow
A thorny conversation itinerary awaits British Prime Minister David Cameron, as he makes a historic visit to Russia, planning talks with President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin. Contentious extradition disagreements between the two countries could well sour the long awaited visit but business prospects could prove a less touchy and no less meaty issue. [...]