Venezuela pide la Extradión de ex-Presidente Carlos Andrés Pérez / Venezuela has Lodged formal Extradition request for former President

La Fiscal General de Venezuela, Luisa Ortega Díaz, informó hoy que se solicitará  la semana próxima, la extradición del ex presidente Venezolano, Carlos Andrés Pérez, por los sucesos ocurridos el 27 y 28 de febrero y primeros días de marzo de 1989, conocidos como El Caracazo.

Cabe recordar que durante los meses de julio, agosto, septiembre y octubre de 2009, los fiscales del caso imputaron a los ex funcionarios de la administración de CAP: el ex ministro de la Defensa de la época, Italo del Valle Aliegro; el general en situación de retiro, Manuel Heinz Azpúrua, ex jefe del Comando Estratégico de Caracas; el general de la Guardia Nacional (GN) en situación de retiro, Freddy Maya Cardona, ex jefe del Comando Regional N°5, y el ex director de la Policía Metropolitana, general retirado de la GN, José Rafael León Orsoni.

Informa la Fiscal que, "[l]a solicitud de extradición no es como una orden de captura, que de pronto es librada por cualquier autoridad policial. Este tipo de medida tiene que ser solicitada a un Estado o país determinado, y el requisito indispensable para ello es saber dónde se encuentra la persona requerida.  Acualmente el ex-mandatario Venezolna se encuentra en República Dominicana.
La Fiscal General, informó que además de los 336 casos que esta investigando el Ministerio Público a propósito de los hechos de El Caracazo, los fiscales adelantan las diligencias para determinar las responsabilidades penales respecto a los lesionados, desapariciones, torturas y violaciones a los derechos humanos ocurridas durante esos días.
 
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Official sources have announced that Venezuela will lodge a formal extradition request with its Supreme Court this coming week for former Preseident Carlos Andres Perez.  This request is being lodged in the form of a consular extradition request and not as an arrest or Interpol warrant.  This means thta Venezuela wil first formulate the request and then communicate that requets to a specific country.  At present, Carlos Andres Perez resides in the Dominican Republic. 

Capturan en Colombia a Freiner Rojas Portela pedido en extradición por España

Ayer en Cali, Colombia, segun fuentes oficials, las autoridades de ese país reportaron la detención de Freiner Rojas Portela, nacionalidad Chilena.  El Sr. Rojas Portela esta reclamado por España bajo cargos de narcotráfico.  Rojas Portela fue detenido en Cali durante el fin de semana pasado.

Según el informe oficial, Rojas "pertenecía a una organización internacional dedicada al tráfico de estupefacientes y lavado de dinero al servicio de narcotraficantes de Medellín."

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Yesterday in Cali, Colombia, police released information they had detained a Chilean national named Freiner Rojas Portela on an Interpol arrest warrant from Spain.  Mr. Rojas Portela is the subject of an extradition warrant from Spain for drug trafficking.  He is allegedly part of a Medillin based Colombian drug ring responsible for drug importation and money laundering in Europe.

Legal Problem in the US

Lawyers for Somali man argue against his Extradition to USA in Ducth Court

Lawyers for a Somali man, Mohamud Said Omar, 44, held in the Netherland on a warrant from US Federal Court in Minneapolis, MN have argued thta he should not be extradited due to a lack of evidence of guilt.  Mr. Omar is  suspected of providing money to the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab that was used to buy guns. Around 20 youths of Somali descent are believed to have traveled to Somalia from Minnesota since 2007 to help the group, which the U.S. says has ties to al-Qaida.


His Lawyers in teh Netherlands fighting the extradition to the U.S. on terrorism charges stemming from a case in Minneapolis arguing in a Dutch court Monday he is innocent and should be released.

Por Primera Vez Corte Suprema Colombiana Niega Extradicion a EEUU de Miembre de AUC / For the First Time in its History Cololmbian Supreme Court Refuses to Grant Extradion

Hoy la Corte Suprema de Justicia Colombiana negó la extradición a EE UU de Edwar Cobos Téllez, alias "Diego Vecino", ex jefe paramilitar, quien es   acusado de narcotráfico por una federal corte de Nueva York.

Esta es la primera vez que la Corte Suprema niega una extradición de uno de los jefes de las Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC), organización ultraderechista acusada de masacres, homicidios, tomas de rehenes, desapariciones, torturas y secuestros.  La Corte Suprema consideró que Cobo debe responder primero por su participación en esos delitos de lesa humanidad. Varios jefes de las AUC, como Salvatore Mancuso, su máxima cara visible en los últimos años, ya fueron extraditados a Estados Unidos.

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The Colombian Supreme Court today denied the extradition request by the USA of Edwar Cobos Téllez, a/k/a "Diego Vecino", ex paramilitary member. Mr. Cobo is charged in US Federal District Court in New York with drug trafficking, conspiracy and money laundering.
 
This marks the first time that the Colombian Supreme Court has refused to extradite a member of the United Autodefense (AUC) a right wing paramilitary group, which has been linked to atrocities, murders, kidnappings, torture and other crimes. The Supreme Court reasoned that Mr. Cobo should first face justice in Colombia before being handed over to the USA authorities. Other AUC leaders, such as Salvatore Mancuso, the head of the organization have already been extradited to the USA.

DID YOU KNOW / SABIA USTED????

The US Department of State may revoke the passport of any person who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant.

Spanish:
El departamento de estado de EEUU pude revocar el pasaporte de cualquier ciudadano de ese país que tenga orden de arresto en EEUU.

What happens a person is kidnapped and then taken to COurt in USA? Short Aswer: NOTHING

Someone recently asked Mercado & Rengel what are the implication when someone is lured out of their country of residence to a third country and then "kidnapped" by agents of the USA and "extradited" without due process to the USA?

There are two parts to this question, the first is teh issue of being "lured" to a third country and the second relates to "Extraordinary or Extrajudcial Renditions".

(1) Lures
A lure involves using a subterfuge to entice a criminal defendant to leave a foreign country so that he or she can be arrested in the United States, in international waters or airspace, or in a third country for subsequent extradition, expulsion, or deportation to the United States. Lures can involve any sort of artifice from a rendesvous with a friend to a legitimate business deal.

(2) Extrajudicial "Extradition" or kidnapping
In United States v. Alvarez-Machain, 504 U.S. 655 (1992), the United Sattes Supreme Court found that a court has jurisdiction to try a criminal defendant even if the defendant was abducted from a foreign country against his or her will by United States agents. Tough this discision seems worngheaded to some, including us, the law in the USA is now settled such conduct is perfectly legal and in no way affects the ability of teh government to prosecute a case against the individual abducted.