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Iranian Indicted for Alleged Plot to Assassinate John Bolton |
On August 10, 2022, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Shahran Poursafi (or Mehdi Rezayi) of Tehran, Iran for his alleged attempt to arrange the murder of former National... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
9 |
2022-08-19 |
Iran, United States |
Assassination, Conspiracy, Indictment, U.S. Federal Government |
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Four Guatemalan Nationals Indicted by Joint Task Force Alpha Arrested in Guatemala |
On August 2, 2022, the Guatemalan National Civil Police (PNC) executed a significant enforcement operation targeting a transnational human smuggling organization. The operation was conducted... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
8 |
2022-08-12 |
Guatemala, North America, United States |
Extradition, Illegal Importation, Indictment, Information Exchange |
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Colombia Arrests 3 Persons on U.S. Extradition Warrant for Wildlife Trafficking |
On July 8, 2022, the Colombian Attorney General announced that, through the Specialized Unit against Human Rights Crimes and with the National Police, it succeeded in arresting three persons whose... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
8 |
2022-08-12 |
Colombia, United States |
Extradition, Wildlife, Wildlife Smuggle |
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CHIPS Act of 2022 Contains Restrictions on U.S. Entities and Persons Working in Sensitive Countries |
On August 9, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed into law the CHIPS Act of 2022. It enables the U.S. Government a primary role in deciding which chip makers will benefit from the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
8 |
2022-08-12 |
China, United States |
Legislation, National Security, Training, U.S. Federal Government |
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U.S. Court Grants Warrant to Seize Plane and yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch |
On August 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it received court authorization to seize an Airbus A319-100 (the Airbus) owned and controlled by sanctioned Russian oligarch Andrei Skoch... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
8 |
2022-08-12 |
Russia, United States |
Money Laundering, Sanctions, U.S. Federal Government |
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ICAO Releases Fact Finding Report on Ryanair Flight 4978 |
On July 19, 2022, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) released its fact finding report into the Ryanair Flight 4978 incident on May 23, 2021, when the flight was diverted by a bomb... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
8 |
2022-08-05 |
Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, United States |
International Organizations, United Nations |
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Report on Conflict Antiquities Underscores Need to Prosecute Participants in Illegal Antiquities Trade |
On June 8, 2022, the Clooney Foundation for Justice published a report, documenting the harms created by looting of antiquities as a weapon of war and a major source of financing state and non-... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
8 |
2022-08-05 |
Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen |
Art and Cultural Property, Eurojust, International Law, United Nations |
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EU and U.S. Set up “Informal Expert Group” on MLA and Extradition |
According to official documents released on June 16, 2022, the EU and the U.S. are to set up an “informal expert group” aiming to “improve the practical implementation” of... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-29 |
European Union, United States |
European Union, Extradition, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Sweden Convicts Iranian under Universal Jurisdiction |
On July 15, 2022, a Swedish court convicted Hamid Nouri of international war crimes and human rights abuses related to the death of prisoners of Gohardasht prison in 1988 at the orders of Ayatollah... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-29 |
Iran, Sweden |
Court Conviction, Crimes against Humanity |
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EU Court Rules on Interpretation of the Passenger Name Record Directive |
On June 21, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, the EU Court) delivered its long-awaited judgment interpreting the Passenger Name Record (PNR) in the context of both... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-29 |
Belgium, European Union |
Disclosure, European Union, Privacy |
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Portuguese Prosecutors Finalize Charges against Banco Espíritu Santo Insiders in Angola |
On July 22, 2022, the Portuguese media announced that on July 15, 2022 the Central Department of Investigation and Prosecution (DCIAP) for Portugal’s Office of Public Prosecutions has... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-29 |
Angola, Portugal |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Forgery, Fraud |
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Special Court in Colombia Convicts 22 Perpetrators for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity |
On July 25, 2022, Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) charged 19 former members of the army, one state official, and two civilians with war crimes and crimes against humanity. The... |
Michael Plachta |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-29 |
Colombia, Spain |
Crimes against Humanity, Human Rights, United Nations, War Crimes |
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International Court of Justice Dismisses Objections to Its Jurisdiction in the Rohingya Genocide Case |
In November 2019, The Gambia instituted proceedings against Myanmar alleging violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) through... |
Gino Naldi* and Konstantinos Magliveras** |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-29 |
Gambia, Myanmar |
Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, International Courts, International Law |
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Harsh Prison Realities in the Caribbean |
The circumstances of prisons in the Caribbean were spotlighted this past July 5 and 6 at a conference on penal reform held in St. Kitts and Nevis. The conference was organized by IMPACT... |
Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-29 |
Antigua & Barbuda, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago |
Gangs, Law Enforcement, Prisoner Rights |
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United Nations Envoy Issues Forceful Statement on Press Freedom in the Philippines and Cyber Libel Laws |
The Philippine Court of Appeals on July 7, 2022 upheld the criminal conviction of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa and her co-defendant, Reynaldo Santos Jr., for the offense of criminal libel... |
Linda Friedman Ramirez |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-29 |
Philippines |
Detention, United Nations |
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President Biden Issues Executive Order to Deter Wrongful Detention of Americans Abroad |
On July 19, President Biden signed a new executive order meant to deter hostage taking and wrongful detentions and help bring Americans wrongfully detained abroad back home. The executive... |
Alex Mostaghimi |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-28 |
United States |
Freezing of Assets, Sanctions, U.S. Federal Government |
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Despite Wide Criticism, Belgium Ratifies Prisoner Transfer Treaty with Iran |
On July 6, 2022, after two days of intense debate, the Belgian Parliament voted 79 to 41 to ratify the prisoner transfer treaty with Iran.[1]
[1] Belgium ratifies... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-28 |
Belgium, Iran |
Human Rights, Treaties |
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U.S. House Passes ENABLERS Act to Impose AML/CFT Requirements on Gatekeepers |
On July 13, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), which included an amendment to the Establishing New Authorities for... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-28 |
United States |
Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision, Money Laundering, U.S. Congress |
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Bloodhound Snags Caro Quintero, Wanted by U.S. for 1985 Murder of DEA Agent |
On July 15, 2022, Mexican marines captured drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is on the FBI’s Top 10 most wanted fugitives list and subject to a $20 million bounty.
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Bruce Zagaris |
37 |
8 |
2022-07-22 |
Mexico, United States |
Drug Enforcement, Gangs, Murder |
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Cape Verdean Central Bank Orders Administrative Liquidation of Offshore Bank Owned by Isabel dos Santos |
On July 14, 2022, an article in an Angolan paper revealed that the Cape Verdean Central Bank ordered the “administrative liquidation” of the BIC Cabo Verde bank (BIC-CV) for which... |
Bruce Zagaris |
38 |
8 |
2022-07-22 |
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Financial Enforcement, Financial Supervision |
