Dominic Raab today announced the UK’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong is being ‘immediately and indefinitely’ suspended after Beijing imposed a controversial national security law. The Foreign Secretary said the UK wants a ‘positive relationship’ with China but ‘we will be clear where we disagree’. He said: ‘I have consulted with the Home Secretary, the … Read more
Boris Johnson today insisted he will not be ‘pushed into becoming a knee jerk Sinophobe’ as he warned Britain cannot ‘completely abandon’ its relationship with China despite rising tensions with Beijing. The Prime Minister said the UK does have ‘serious concerns’ about China’s behaviour on issues like human rights abuses and Hong Kong. But he … Read more
Earnest, bespectacled, boyish, Nathan Law, 27, has a gentle, scholarly air that belies the fierceness of his convictions. Speaking to me from a small apartment in London – he will not disclose the location – the fear that drove him to flee his native Hong Kong is tangible. ‘Wherever I am in the world, I’m … Read more
Britain is set to tear up its extradition agreement with Hong Kong today as Dominic Raab warns the country must be ‘very careful’ in its dealings with China. In a move that will further escalate tensions, the Foreign Secretary is expected to announce that the Government will no longer hand over suspects to the former … Read more
Donald Trump has called for the extradition of a former MI6 agent who was behind a controversial dossier about his alleged links to Russia. Christopher Steele, now a director of Orbis Business Intelligence, was responsible for the ‘dirty dossier’ published in 2016 that alleged Russian influence over President Trump. The Steele Dossier contained allegations of … Read more
Fugitive cartel leader, featured in Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico tells Mexican court he’s broke so is not a flight risk as he fights his extradition to the United States for the 1985 murder of a DEA agent Rafael Caro Quintero informed a Mexico City court that he has no money and is unemployed in his latest … Read more
Irish haulage boss facing extradition to UK over deaths of 39 migrants in Essex is described as ‘ringleader’ of criminal gang Ronan Hughes, 40, appeared before the High Court in Dublin via videolink today Hughes was arrested last week in Co Monaghan by police in Republic of Ireland He faces 39 charges of manslaughter and … Read more