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Saturday, August 1, 1998
Volume:
14
Issue:
8
322-323
Abstract:
The Dominican Republic legislature has passed an amendment to the 1969 Extradition law that prohibits extradition of its nationals. The new law will permit extradition of persons charged with certain crimes, including narcotics trafficking, money laundering, murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery. Presently, U.S. federal and state courts have charged hundreds of Dominican Republic nationals for such crimes and seek their extradition... [more]