Italian prosecutors have asked for extradition of Swiss resident Guido Haschke who allegedly allege acted as an intermediary for bribes paid to Indian officials to win the 560 million-euro contract for 12 helicopters. ...
01:25 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Talks between India and Denmark on expediting the extradition of prime accused in Purulia arms drop case Kim Davy to face trial here failed to make any headway on Thursday as the European country asked for a fresh proposal which will be examined by their justice department. "The talks were held in a cordial manner and there was a discussion on extradition of Kim Davy," Union Home Secretary RK Singh...
08:16 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Former Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi will stay in Britain for now as the UK has asked India to seek his extradition as per law. According to sources, Britain cited rule book to India on Lalit Modi and said an extradition can be considered only when such a request is backed by a court order. ...
11:36 AM, Mar 05, 2013
India and Bangladesh on Monday signed a liberalised visa agreement and a landmark extradition treaty that would pave the way for the deportation of jailed ULFA 'general secretary' Anup Chetia and other wanted "criminals". ...
05:55 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has left for Dhaka on a two-day visit. India will sign a liberalised visa agreement and an extradition treaty with Bangladesh during Shinde's visit. ...
08:57 AM, Jan 28, 2013
Does the long jail term for Headley mean that he won't be extradited to India? CNN-IBN's senior editor Suhasini Haidar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
05:44 PM, Jan 25, 2013
There is still some possibility of extraditing Pakistani-American LeT terrorist David Headley to India, if the Mumbai terror attacks convict violates his plea agreement, a US federal Attorney has indicated. Going into rare hypothetical scenario, which a government official normally does not do before the media, the Acting US Attorney Gary S Shapiro told reporters that for this Headley would have to violate his guilty plea by not co-operating the...
07:39 AM, Jan 25, 2013
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Thursday the "door was open" for talks to end his refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he holed up six months ago to avoid extradition to Sweden for alleged sex crimes. ...
06:09 AM, Dec 21, 2012
The UAE Cabinet on Sunday approved the extradition agreement that the Gulf nation had signed with India for facilitating the transfer of Indian convicts to spend the remaining jail term in their home country. ...
08:19 AM, Dec 10, 2012
In an exclusive interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, he gives us an idea of how life has been at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange has been there since June, 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden. When asked what is it like living in an embassy, Assange said, "It is like living in a space station, there is no natural light. My career and stuff - you can't go ...
08:33 AM, Oct 26, 2012
London: Britain extradited Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri to the United States on Friday to face terrorism charges after the one-eyed radical preacher finally failed in his eight-year battle to avoid deportation. The Egyptian-born Abu Hamza is accused by Washington of supporting al Qaeda, aiding a kidnapping in Yemen and plotting to open a training camp for militants in the United States. The 54-year-old cleric, jailed in Britain for inciting...
08:21 AM, Oct 06, 2012
Quito: Ecuador has said it would consider asking Britain to authorise the transfer of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to its embassy in Sweden so that he can respond to sex crimes allegations there. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters on Friday that there are several possibilities to resolve the standoff with Britain over Assange, including "that his statement be taken in our embassy in London or that Ecuador get authorisation...
10:41 AM, Sep 22, 2012
London: Already almost 100 days in near isolation in the heart of London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange predicts he may have to "spend up to year" of being holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London. I am here to be inside for "six to 12 months", Assange breaking his silence in weeks, told on interview broadcast in Ecuador, the BBC reported. Fighting extradition to Sweden over sex assault cases, Assange...
04:52 AM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: Extradited underworld don Abu Salem on Saturday moved a Delhi court seeking a stay on his trial in an extortion case in the wake of Portugal's constitutional court turning down India s appeal against the cancellation of his extradition. In his application filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Prakash, Salem sought that his trial be stayed as "continuation of his trial after termination of the authorization granted for...
07:34 PM, Aug 04, 2012
Melbourne: The 25-year-old Indian taxi driver, extradited on charges of raping an Australian woman passenger, had fled the country on a one-way ticket to India after committing the crime, a court was told on Thursday. Jaswinder Singh Mutta, the first Indian to be extradited to Victoria, is facing two counts of rape charges and one of indecent assault. Mutta appeared in a Victoria court where it was heard that the...
11:20 AM, Jul 19, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI is likely to send a team to Saudi Arabia to discuss the extradition of Fasih Mohammed, a suspected terrorist apprehended by authorities there. An engineer by profession, 28-year old Fasih is alleged to have been involved in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Bangalore and the shooting incident near Jama Masjid (Delhi) in 2010 and is wanted by both Delhi and Karnataka Police. On the request of...
05:50 PM, Jun 30, 2012
London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was served with a "surrender notice" by Scotland Yard on Thursday, just days after he dramatically took refuge at the Ecuadorean embassy in London seeking political asylum to block his extradition to Sweden to face sexual assault charges. Earlier in June, 40-year-old Assange had lost his final bid to avoid his extradition to Sweden when Britain's Supreme Court dismissed his appeal to re-open the extradition...
07:13 PM, Jun 28, 2012
Melbourne: Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Sunday said there was no indication from the US of a plan to extradite to the country WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently holed up in Ecuadoran embassy in London. "There is not the remotest evidence that is the case," he was quoted as saying by the Australian news agency AAP. Carr said he has received no hint from two discussions with...
03:30 PM, Jun 24, 2012
Quito: WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has asked for political asylum at Ecuador's embassy in London and officials in the South American nation are considering his request, its foreign minister said on Tuesday. "Ecuador is studying and analyzing the request," Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters in Quito. Assange faces extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex crimes after Britain's top court said last week that it had rejected a...
01:19 AM, Jun 20, 2012
London: The British Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's plea against extradition. Assange will be extradited to Sweden on sexual assault charges. The judge said that the decision was reached with a majority of five to two. Assange wasn't present in the court on Wednesday. "The request for Assange's extradition has been lawfully made and his appeal against extradition is accordingly is dismissed," said Supreme Court president...
02:07 PM, May 30, 2012
