Kidnap suspect loses 3-year war against extradition to Chile
2 years, 7 months ago

Kidnap suspect loses 3-year war against extradition to Chile

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — A 69-year-old Chilean woman wanted on kidnapping charges dating to Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1970s faces extradition from Australia after a court closed her final appeal option. Attorney General Michaelia Cash’s office said in a statement Tuesday it would be inappropriate for her to comment on Rivas’ case because “this process is yet to be finalized.” The attorney general must give reasonable time to consider any arguments against extradition that Rivas wants to make. Chilean-born lawyer Adriana Navarro, a Sydney-based advocate for Pinochet’s victims, said she suspected Rivas had hoped to delay the High Court process by getting an extension of time. Navarro said Rivas could potentially ask a court to review an attorney general’s decision to send her back to Chile.

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Australian judge says woman can be extradited to Chile
3 years, 6 months ago

Australian judge says woman can be extradited to Chile

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian judge on Thursday dismissed a woman’s appeal against extradition to Chile, where she is wanted on kidnapping charges dating to Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1970s. Adriana Rivas had appealed a magistrate’s decision in October that she could be extradited on allegations that she kidnapped seven people in 1976 and 1977, including Communist Party …

Australian court rules to extradite kidnap suspect to Chile
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian court rules to extradite kidnap suspect to Chile

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — An Australian judge ruled Thursday that a woman wanted in Chile on kidnapping charges dating to Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1970s can be extradited. Magistrate Philip Stewart dismissed Adriana Rivas’ lawyers’ objections to her extradition on allegations that she kidnapped seven people in 1976 and 1977, including Communist Party leader Victor Diaz. Chilean-born lawyer and advocate …

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