Extradition

                   

Inmate set for release may be extradited to Ohio

post-gazette.com     17-Aug-2008          

By Jerome L. Sherman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette After spending more than a decade in Pennsylvania jails on a rape conviction, William C. Scott, of Swissvale, had been scheduled to become a free man tomorrow. Now, however, DNA...                    

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Cuba critical of Posada ruling

miamiherald.com     16-Aug-2008          

Cuba said the reinstatement of a charge against Luis Posada Carriles is a U.S. tactic to prevent his extradition. achardy@MiamiHerald.com The Cuban government on Friday called the reinstatement of a criminal indictment against...                    

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Ruling in 1980s Japanese businessman case delayed

iht.com     16-Aug-2008   15 related          

A complicated court hearing about a Japanese businessman accused of murdering his wife 27 years ago in Los Angeles ended Friday without a decision on whether he will be extradited and tried in the United States. A defense...                    

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UN panel has concerns on human rights in Britain

iht.com     15-Aug-2008   5 related          

The U.N. Human Rights Committee is criticizing Britain over its tough counterterrorism laws, legislation that limits free speech and the use of an Indian Ocean territory to secretly move suspected terrorists without legal process.                    

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Thaksin: The World's Newest International Fugitive

scoop.co.nz     16-Aug-2008   11 related          

BANGKOK, Thailand -- The world's newest international fugitive from arrest is a wealthy, square-faced man with a PhD. in criminal justice from a university in Texas, and a former hand-holding ally of U.S. President George W. Bush.                    

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Man accused of cheating Aussie Home Loans chief arrested in Aceh

abc.net.au     15-Aug-2008   1 related          

By Indonesia correspondent Geoff Thompson A New Zealand man accused of swindling Aussie Home Loans boss John Symonds out of $270,000 has been arrested in Indonesia's Aceh following an extradition request from Australia. Robert...                    

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U.S. court to review Arar torture lawsuit

theglobeandmail.com     14-Aug-2008   42 related          

COLIN FREEZE Globe and Mail Update TORONTO — The moribund torture suit known as Arar v. A U.S. appellate court in New York says that at least 13 judges will take a much closer look at the lawsuit filed by Maher Arar, the Ottawa...                    

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Suspected suicide bomber extradited to Spain

iht.com     14-Aug-2008   5 related          

Dutch authorities have extradited to Spain a Pakistani citizen who is among 11 suspected Islamic extremists charged with plotting suicide attacks against the public transport network in Barcelona, the Interior Ministry said...                    

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DMX Arrested In Miami After Failing To Show Up For Court Hearing

vh1.com     15-Aug-2008   78 related          

It is unknown whether X will stay in Florida jail or be extradited to Arizona to face charges. by Shawn Adler Rapper DMX was arrested outside a South Florida Wal-Mart by Miami police Thursday afternoon (August 14) in connection...                    

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Thitinan on Thaksin's Exile

bangkokpundit.blogspot.com     14-Aug-2008   3 related          

The Post:Convictions in any or all of these cases would render Mr Thaksin a fugitive on the run. The United Kingdom's lenient extradition law, however, is likely to allow the couple to remain there as Mr Thaksin's defence will...                    

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