The lawyer Femi Falana, who is part of the defense of Alex Saab, Sent a letter to the office of the president of United States, Joe Biden, To request that the pressure exerted from its administration for the extradition of the Colombian industralist stop, indicated like testaferro of Nicholas Maduro.
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“Given the facts and circumstances of this case, I am compelled to request that the United States put an end to the pressure on Cape Verde to challenge the ruling of the Court of Economic Community of West African States. and extradite Mr. Saab“, Indicated the lawyer.
In the letter, signed in Abuja (Nigeria), Falana asked Biden to put into effect the values enacted during his inaugural speech on the defense of human rights.
“I hope that he is true to his words and that, especially in the field of human rights and respect for the rule of law, Africans and their legal institutions can have their support.“, He pointed out.
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The ECOWAS Court of Justice ruled on March 15 against the extradition to the United States of Saab, which is in Cape Verde.
This same Court had already set a position at the end of 2020 in favor of the house arrest of the businessman accused of money laundering. the Saab defense he also urged the Joe Biden government to put into practice the will to promote the integration of the African continent
The American authorities are syndicating him for money laundering and for serving as a ringleader for Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela.
They warn that many of Saab and Maduro’s illicit activities would be related to drug trafficking.
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