Convicted rapist is one of FIVE men trying to exploit a Brexit ‘loophole’ to avoid extradition Rapist is one of five men trying to exploit Brexit ‘loophole to avoid extradition If successful, could see more suspected criminals released on to the streets High Court heard there was ‘no power to extradite any individual’ to an EU … Read more
Donald Trump ‘offered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a win-win deal to avoid extradition to US if he revealed source of the hacking of Democratic party emails’, court hears Jennifer Robinson, one Assange’s lawyer’s, made statement at Old Bailey today She recalled a meeting with two Trump allies in Ecuadorian embassy in 2017 She claimed they … Read more
Donald Trump ‘initially wanted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange executed’, a US lawyer told the extradition hearing. US lawyer Eric Lewis said that at one point in 2010, Mr Trump had called for the death penalty, before changing his view and then later changing it again to be more negative towards Assange and WikiLeaks. A court … Read more
Dozens of Julian Assange supporters including his father and Vivienne Westwood gathered outside the Old Bailey in London today, where the WikiLeaks founder is set to continue his fight against extradition to the US. The 49-year-old, who has been in high-security Belmarsh Prison for 16 months, is wanted in the US over the publication of … Read more
A British tourist who was detained in Qatar after airport officials found a £10 cannabis grinder on him during a stop-over 11 months ago has been arrested in Corfu and could be extradited back to the UAE. Conor Howard, 27, was stopped last October on his way back to the UK from Australia when he … Read more
Globe-trotting Russian billionaire friend of Putin is arrested in London over ‘multi-billion dollar tax fraud’ after US investigators began probing his love for private jets US authorities accuse Russian tycoon Oleg Tinkov of hiding £1bn in assets The 52-year-old renounced his US citizenship in 2013 – when his bank was sold Federal authorities claim Tinkov … Read more
Why is Putin’s banker hiding out in a French chateau? Russian billionaire uses legal loophole to evade extradition to UK where he faces jail Russian oligarch facing jail remains in chateau as authorities fail to haul him back Sergei Pugachev was sentenced to two years in his absence by a judge in 2016 Once known … Read more
China has warned Britain will ‘bear the consequences’ of suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. Yesterday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the suspension of an extradition treaty with Hong Kong, amid anger at alleged Chinese human rights abuses in the region, as well as against its Uighur Muslim population. A spokesman for the Chinese … Read more
Dominic Raab today announced the UK’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong is being ‘immediately and indefinitely’ suspended after Beijing imposed a controversial national security law. The Foreign Secretary said the UK wants a ‘positive relationship’ with China but ‘we will be clear where we disagree’. He said: ‘I have consulted with the Home Secretary, the … Read more
Boris Johnson today insisted he will not be ‘pushed into becoming a knee jerk Sinophobe’ as he warned Britain cannot ‘completely abandon’ its relationship with China despite rising tensions with Beijing. The Prime Minister said the UK does have ‘serious concerns’ about China’s behaviour on issues like human rights abuses and Hong Kong. But he … Read more