Timeline of the Assange legal saga as he faces further delay in bid to avoid extradition to the US

LONDON — After fighting for more than a decade to avoid being sent to the U.S., WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing further delays in learning whether he can make a new legal challenge against his extradition. Assange, 52, faces charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents. He has … Read more

U.K. court gives WikiLeaks Julian Assange three weeks before extradition

LONDON — A British court ruled Tuesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not be extradited immediately to the United States to face hacking and espionage charges and that U.S. officials must first provide assurances to British authorities that he will be able to rely on free speech protections and not incur the death penalty … Read more

UK court rules Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the U.S.

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain. Henry Nicholls | Reuters WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday was granted permission by a U.K. court to appeal his extradition to the U.S., where he is wanted on spying charges. The 52-year-old has been battling extradition for more than a decade. In that … Read more

Montenegro appeals court overturns a decision to extradite Terraform Labs founder to the US

PODGORICA, Montenegro — An appeals court in Montenegro has overturned a recent ruling that a cryptocurrency mogul, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, should be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges rather than to his native South Korea, the court said Tuesday. Kwon, 32, was arrested nearly a year ago in Montenegro on … Read more

Warlord involved in hundreds of murders sent to Colombia after serving drug sentence in the US

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian warlord Salvatore Mancuso was sent to his native country Tuesday after serving a drug trafficking sentence in the United States and being denied several requests to be sent to Italy, where he also has citizenship. Mancuso arrived in Bogota’s El Dorado Airport on a charter flight that also carried dozens of … Read more

South African prosecutors seek extradition orders in the case of $580K stolen from the president

Prosecutors say they are seeking extradition orders and the arrest of more suspects over the 2020 theft of around $580,000 in U.S. cash that was hidden in a couch at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ranch CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Prosecutors said Friday they are seeking extradition orders and the arrest of more suspects … Read more

Ex-head of Honduras police pleads guilty to drug trafficking; darkens outlook for ex-president

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For years, Juan Carlos Bonilla, better known as “El Tigre,” was a feared figure in Honduras. His roots were in the military and he brought that bearing to the National Police that he ultimately led. But Bonilla’s tenure was plagued by allegations of human rights violations, including running death squad s and … Read more

A Hong Kong court convicted 4 people of rioting over 2019 storming of legislature

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted four people for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago. The break-in on July 1 in 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China – … Read more

US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charge in Utah is extradited from Scotland

LONDON — A U.S. fugitive known as Nicholas Rossi, who is accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape charge in Utah, has been extradited to the United States, British media reported Friday. Rossi, 36, whose legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian, is charged with sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in Orem, Utah, in … Read more

Joran van der Sloot is sent back to Peru after US trial and confession in Holloway killing

A Dutch citizen who recently admitted to killing U.S. student Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005 is being sent back from the United States to Peru where he will serve out a sentence for the killing of a Peruvian woman ByThe Associated Press October 30, 2023, 1:05 PM FILE – Dutch citizen Joran van der … Read more