Sunday, November 01, 2009
Death chamber, California
American and European officials are negotiating a new agreement that would allow members of the European Union to refuse extradition of suspects to the United States in the event that they may be sentenced to be executed. Few details were provided on this portion of the pending extradition treaty, the first of its kind between the U.S. and the EU, however the agreement is due to take effect in February 2010.
The negotiations also cover matters related to international crime and the relocation of detainees housed at Guantánamo Bay. Attorney General Eric Holder said he hopes the EU will take some of the terrorism suspects, although he expressed doubts as to whether the Obama administration can make its self-imposed deadline of closing Guantánamo by January 22.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
U.S., E.U. Sign Accord on Crime but Guantanamo and Travel Rights Left Aside (by Nick Wilson, Courthouse News Service)
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