Questions tagged [extradition]
Questions relating to the handing over between jurisdictions of people accused or convicted of a crime.
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Can a country refuse to extradite a person accused of attempted murder?
In 2023 in Hungary, masked antifa members injured participants of a right-wing demonstration, some of them seriously. The attack happened with metal rods, rubber mallets and pepper spray.
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Have other countries (besides Iraq) issued arrest warrants for some [former] US presidents?
The New Arab reported that
Last year [2022], Iraq's judiciary issued an arrest warrant for former US president Trump for ordering the assassination of Soleimani and Muhandis.
Did the judiciary in ...
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How many alleged Islamists does Spain deport or extradite in a year, roughly?
El Pais:
Benhalima requested asylum in Spain, but Spain – which was the first country in the West to show its support for the Algerian regime when the protests broke out – refused his request. The ...
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I don't understand the current Harry Dunn/Anne Sacoolas situation, and why the virtual court appearance?
I think I am missing something about this case (particularly the criminal case), because I don't understand the current situation and legally/politically, how it got there and where it's at.
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Are there examples of visa-free travel agreements between countries that have no mutual extradition agreements whatsoever?
I imagine that lack of extradition treaties is somewhat of a hindrance for establishing visa-free travel between countries, on the argument that if (potential) criminals can enter freely (and then do ...
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What are the legal implications of all vk.com servers being in Russia? [closed]
vk.com is the most used social media site in Russia. According to its Wikipedia page it is majority-owned by Sogaz, a Russian energy company.
When I tried to connect to it from the US, it connected ...
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What is the point of only conducting criminal trials once the accused has been apprehended?
The vast majority of Western countries don't conduct criminal trials without the defendent being present. In addition the defendent is not required to actively participate in the trial - they can just ...
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Why didn't Texas Democrats leave the U.S. entirely instead of heading to the nation's capital?
As many of you are aware, Texas Democrats left the state of Texas in order to deny Republicans a quorum, and an order was put out for state police to arrest them. As such, they fled to the nation's ...
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Is there any ground for the concerns of Hong Kong protesters?
It is surprising how things have escalated over a few days. I learned that the reason for the protests was that some people had concerns about the central government tightening the grip on Hong Kong ...
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Do Hong Kong protesters want to cancel the extradition law or have they proposed any modifications?
Do the Hong Kong protesters have asked for a modification to the proposed extradition law? Do they have any proposals for which circumstances might still justify extradition to China? What are they ...
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Is there such a thing as a voluntary extradition visa?
Suppose someone is on trial for a crime in a foreign country, for which they would need a visa and with which their home country does not have any extradition treaties. They could stay in their home ...
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Chances of Assange extradition? [closed]
Will the UK extradition decision be highly unlikely?
What are the chances?
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How is Russia planning to question former US ambassador McFaul?
As I understand it, the Helsinki meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin resulted in an offer that seeks to question former Ambassador Michael McFaul in Russia. If this were to happen, how \ ...
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Why doesn't the U.S. want to extradite Fethullah Gülen to Turkey?
Recently, Turkey claimed, that it won't do extraditions to U.S. until U.S. extradites Gülen to Turkey. (source)
Why U.S. do not want to do it? Turkey is one of its closest allies on Middle East. ...
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Is there a reason that might prevent Carles Puigdemont's extradition to Spain?
According to this article, former Catalan President has just been detained in Germany:
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has left Finland before the
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What is Costa Rica's extradition policy for EU citizens?
Several Romanian public figures (politicians, prosecutors etc.) that have serious legal issues have chosen Costa Rica as a safe place shortly before the final terms in their trials.
Two examples are ...
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Can the US ask for Julian Assange's extradition without any official charges?
According to this article:
[21-04-2017] US Attorney General Jeff Sessions says arresting Mr
Assange is a priority. No charges have been filed against him in
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