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Cape Verde Supreme Court rules on extradition of Maduro envoy

Published 17/03/2021, 20:17

PRAIA, March 17 (Reuters) - Cape Verde's Supreme Court ruled
on Wednesday to allow the extradition to the United States of
Alex Saab, a businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolas
Maduro - a decision his lawyers vowed to appeal.
The ruling defies an order this week from a regional West
African court for Saab's release. The Colombian businessman, who
was detained in Cape Verde last June, is wanted by U.S.
authorities on charges of laundering money on behalf of
Venezuela's government.
Responding to the Supreme Court's decision in a statement,
his defence team said: "We will appeal to the Constitutional
Court and reaffirm our confidence in the release of Ambassador
Saab."
Saab has been repeatedly named by the U.S. State Department
as an operator who helps Maduro arrange trade deals that
Washington is seeking to block through sanctions. His lawyers
have called the U.S. charges "politically motivated."
On Monday the court of the Economic Community of West
African States (ECOWAS) ruled that Saab's detention was illegal
because an Interpol red notice requesting his arrest was only
issued the day after he was detained in Cape Verde.

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