July 28, 2024

How Alex Saab lost bid to get out of U.S. fugitives list

Retrieved from La Patilla

A U.S. court has affirmed the “fugitive status” of a controversial Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, who is currently on house arrest in Cape Verde, preparatory to his planned extradition to face money laundering charges in America. Weeks ago, the details of Mr Saab’s criminal case, which has been pending in the U.S. since July 2019, emerged from relative obscurity and took the centre stage of an international media sensation that was triggered by a BuzzFeed report. ByAde Adesomoju. Full Text -> PremiumTimes

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