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Dewani extradition ‘inevitable’

Shrien Dewani will eventually be extradited to South Africa to stand trial for the murder of his wife Anni, according to a report on Tuesday. “Shrien will be detained until he is well enough to be sent to South Africa,” … read more »

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Anni Dewani’s family fight online

London – The family of Anni Dewani – the Swedish-born woman who was murdered while on honeymoon in South Africa – has set up an online petition asking for public support to have her husband Shrien Dewani extradited to SA … read more »

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Shrien Dewani can be extradited to S.Africa

Cape Town – A British judge on Wednesday ruled that Shrien Dewani should be extradited to South Africa to face charges for his wife’s murder. District Judge Howard Riddle said that Dewani can be extradited, pending approval from the UK’s … read more »

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Court to rule on Dewani extradition

London – Honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani will learn in the Belmarsh Magistrate’s Court in London on Wednesday whether or not he will be extradited to South Africa amid yet another lurid allegation about his sex life. The British press … read more »

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Extradition of Lesotho PM murder suspects flawed: lawyer

A lawyer representing seven people charged with plotting to kill Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Thursday challenged their extradition process from South Africa. Haae Phoofolo claimed the extradition was unlawful and did not follow proper procedures. “This court has … read more »

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Dewani jail ‘five star’

Judge Deon Hurter van Zyl, a South African independent inspector of prisons gave evidence in honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani’s extradition hearing on Wednesday. Dewani’s legal team argued that his human rights could be violated inside some of the South … read more »

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US extradition request for Nelson Mandela son-in-law rejected

Tefo Myambo said there was “clearly no substance” to the 17-year-old charges faced by Dr Isaac King Amuah and that “even by the standards of the Americans themselves”, he never would have been convicted. Ghanaian Dr Amuah, 55, who is … read more »

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Assange lawyer says Sweden acted improperly

LONDON –  A lawyer for Julian Assange and a Swedish legal expert on Tuesday accused prosecutors in Sweden of irregularities and illegality in the way they built a sex crimes case against the WikiLeaks founder. Assange’s Swedish lawyer, Bjorn Hurtig, … read more »

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WikiLeaks suspect ‘not mistreated’

The United States military has denied mistreating an army private suspected of passing hundreds of thousands of classified US documents to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. Bradley Manning has been held in solitary confinement at a US Marine prison near Washington … read more »

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WikiLeaks founder to appear in UK court

London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appear in a British court on Tuesday in a second attempt to win bail after he was arrested over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden. The 39-year-old Australian makes his second appearance at … read more »

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Nigerian ex-governor James Ibori loses Dubai extradition case

LAGOS — A Dubai appeal court on Monday refused to stop the extradition of a former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State to Britain to answer money laundering charges, the anti-graft agency said. “James Ibori has failed to get the … read more »

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WikiLeaks splits as volunteers quit to set up rival website

Former WikiLeaks volunteers are planning to launch a rival whistle-blowing website next week amid growing indications that the US government is on the verge of filing its own charges against Julian Assange. Lawyers for the 39-year-old Australian said yesterday that … read more »

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WikiLeaks hackers threaten British Government

The 1,500-strong network of online activists has already sabotaged the websites of MasterCard, Visa and the Swedish government with millions of bogus visits. The attacks, termed “Operation Payback”, came after the credit card companies and PayPal, an online payment firm, … read more »

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WikiLeaks is illegal, says Australian Government

THE Government has elaborated on its position on WikiLeaks, saying both the initial leaking of classified documents and their subsequent distribution by the controversial website is likely to be illegal. “The unauthorised obtaining of the information may well be an … read more »

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WikiLeaks Founder: I’ll Resist Extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pledged to fight moves to extradite him to Sweden after he was refused bail at a court appearance in London. The 39-year-old has been remanded in custody after appearing before magistrates on an extradition warrant … read more »

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WikiLeaks Founder may be questioned by British police

There has been a new extradition warrant for Assange’s arrest. The arrest is for questioning re two alleged sexual assaults in Sweden. Note that it is for questioning. He is expected to appear in court tomorrow to discuss the Swedish … read more »

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US seeks to extradite Nelson Mandela’s son-in-law

JOHANNESBURG — The United States has sent South Africa an extradition request for the husband of Nelson Mandela’s oldest daughter, an official said Sunday. The US embassy in Pretoria is working with South African authorities to extradite Isaac Kwame Amuah, … read more »

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