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Recent Developments in the ‘Situation in Libya’ and the Trial of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi |
Arab Spring came to Libya on 15 February 2011 with protests in the city of Benghazi leading to clashes with security forces which opened fire on the crowd. Very soon, the protests... |
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South African Court Orders Alleged Killer of Arkan to Remain in Custody |
On May 21, 2012, the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court ordered that Serbian relator Dobrosav Gavric must remain in custody pending a decision on whether he should be deported to Serbia. Magistrate... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-08-01 |
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Ericsson de Panama Agrees with Commerce to Pay $1.753 Million to Settle Cuban Violations |
On May 24, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a settlement with Ericsson de Panama S.A., of Panama City, Panama concerning unauthorized transactions in violation of U.S. export control... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-08-01 |
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U.S. Unable to Help National Detained for Financial Crimes 4 Years in Dubai Without Trial |
On May 14, 2012, the condition of U.S. citizen Zack Shahin, detained for over four years in Dubai without bail, trial, or conviction, gained prominence when he started a hunger strike and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-08-01 |
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Germany Arrests Canadian Porn Actor Wanted for Murder and Dismemberment |
On June 5, 2012, Luke Magnotta, 29, told German authorities, after his arrest on a Canadian arrest warrant for murdering and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-08-01 |
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Holocaust Survivor’s Family Ordered to Return Artifact to German Museum |
Upon his death in 2003, Riven Flamenbaum, a survivor of Auschwitz and the Holocaust, passed along a small inscribed golden tablet to his children. It was “all he had left from that bitter time... |
Andrew Baskin |
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2012-08-01 |
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U.S. and Peru Extend MOU to Protect Peruvian Cultural Property |
On June 8, 2012, the Department of State announced the extension of the “Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Peru... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-08-01 |
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Mexican Appellate Court will Extradite “Queen of the Pacific” to the U.S. |
On June 7, 2012, a three-panel Mexican Appellate Court agreed to extradite Sandra Ávila Beltran, known as the “Queen of the Pacific” to the U.S. on charges concerning drug trafficking organized crime... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-08-01 |
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Cambodia Arrests French Architect on China Extradition Request |
On June 19, 2012, the French government revealed that the Cambodian government has arrested Patrick Devillers, a French architect who worked closely with Gu Kailaj, the wife of disgraced Chinese... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-08-01 |
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Ex-Colombian Security Chief Indicted for Drug Trafficking |
Mauricio Santoyo Velasco, the former commander of the Colombian National Police (CNP) anti-kidnapping and anti-terrorism unit, has been indicted by the United States for exporting cocaine to the... |
Andrew Baskin |
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2012-08-01 |
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U.K. Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against U.S. Extradition Despite Procedural Irregularity |
On June 7, 2012, the U.K. Supreme Court published an opinion issued May 23, 2012, allowing Kevin Halligen, a British citizen against whom an extradition order was made, to make the appeal despite a... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report Focuses on Victim Protection |
On June 20, 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled the 2012 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report,[1] stating that the report especially focused on that third P, victim protection. And in... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-08-01 |
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European Parliament Adopts Resolution on Maritime Piracy |
At the plenary session on May 10, 2012, the European Parliament (EP), a legislative body of the European Union, adopted its “Resolution on maritime piracy.”[1]
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Michael Plachta |
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2012-07-01 |
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Van Der Sloot Will Fight U.S Extradition to Peru on Extortion and Wire Fraud Charges |
On May 11, 2012, Joran van der Sloot said he would fight extradition to the U.S. on extortion and wire fraud charges after a Peruvian judge approved a U.S. request for provision detention, the first... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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U.K. Police Arrest Seven Individuals Suspected of Funding Terrorism |
On May 1, 2012, British police arrested seven individuals suspected of aiding a terrorist network, based out of Somalia, by smuggling a... |
Linda Dryden |
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2012-07-01 |
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Interpol Issues Red Notice for Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashmi |
On May 8, 2012, Interpol issued a Red Notice for the arrest of Iraqi vice president Tariq al-Hashimi, who has been staying in Turkey. The Interpol Red Notice exerts more pressure on al-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-07-01 |
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Privy Council Affirms Bahamas Court In Denial of U.S. Extradition Request of Viktor Kozeny |
On March 28, 2012, the Privy Council found that its Judicial Committee had no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal by a detainer against a grant of habeas corpus in the Bahamas because of the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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ICTR Sends Uwinkindi to Rwanda on Genocide and Crimes against Humanity Charges |
On April 17, 2012, former pastor Jean Bosco Uwinkindi lost his appeal in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and was sent to Rwanda for trial, marking the first time the ICTR has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-07-01 |
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U.S. District Court Grants Motion to Dismiss U.K. Parliamentary Group’s FOIA Suit for U.S. Extraordinary Rendition Program Information |
On April 2, 2012, U.S. District Court for D.C. Judge Ricardo Urbina issued a memorandum opinion, granting the U.S. Department of Defense’s motion to dismiss and denying the plaintiffs’ efforts... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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2012-07-01 |
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U.S. Court Enters Final Forfeiture Order for Over $16 Million against Wegelin’s Correspondent Bank Account in the U.S. |
On April 24, 2012, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered a default judgment and final order... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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