October 27, 2011 - The International Extradition Law Daily
October 27, 2011 - The International Extradition Law Daily
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Singapore said Wednesday that a US request to extradite four Singaporeans linked to the supply of components for roadside bombs used in Iraq will be reviewed by the city-state's judiciary. The four were arrested on Tuesday after the US sought their extradition on charges of illegally exporting US-made radio equipment to Iran that ended up in roadside bombs targeting coalition forces in Iraq. Wong Yuh Lan, Lim Yong Nam, Lim Kow Seng, and Hia Soo Gan Benson were accused together with an Iranian who remains at large of illegally exporting 6,000 radio frequency modules from a Minnesota-based company to Iran. The modules have encryption capabilities and a range that allows them to transmit data wirelessly up to 40 miles (65 kilometres). At least 16 of the modules were discovered by US forces in Iraq being used in remote detonation systems for improvised explosive devices or IEDs, which the indictment said caused roughly 60 percent of American combat casualties in Iraq between 2001 and 2007. "The extradition papers submitted by the USA in support of the extradition request are in the process of being served on the four persons or their counsel," the Singapore attorney-general's office said. "The four persons and their counsel will need to study the papers before a date for the
committal hearing is fixed by the Subordinate Courts. "A date will be fixed for the committal hearing in the Subordinate Courts, to go through the evidence provided by the United States in order for the Court to decide whether there are sufficient grounds to extradite the four persons." Three Singapore-based companies and an Iranian company were also charged in the indictment. Charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States, smuggling, illegal export of goods from the United States to Iran, illegal export of defense articles from the United States, false statements and obstruction of justice. Some of the defendants were also charged in a separate fraud conspiracy involving the export of sensitive military technology to Singapore and Hong Kong -- radio antennas for use in fighter jets. This article was written by Agence France-Presse and published by MSN News on October 26, 2011. To find additional global criminal news, please read The Global Criminal Defense Daily. Douglas McNabb and other members of the U.S. law firm practice and write and/or report extensively on matters involving Federal Criminal Defense, INTERPOL Red Notice Removal, International Extradition and OFAC SDN List Removal. The author of this blog is Douglas McNabb. Please feel free to contact him directly at
To his neighbors, Guy Savage was just another well-to-do resident of suburbia. Now he's fighting extradition to the US as an alleged global arms smuggler
Gunblast.com Guy Savage has operated in the US and UK for a number of years and had government contracts. The flash of stun grenades and the crack of tires being blown out are not usually associated with the treelined streets of Pinner, North-West London. But this is what the residents of Daymer Gardens experienced earlier this year, when
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"The firearms were all subject to licenses but they were being shipped illegally. The fact you've got a license doesn't give you carte blanche to do what you like." Savage has been indicted by a US federal grand jury on charges relating to international firearms and trafficking violations. If found guilty on the more serious charges he faces 20 years in prison and a $1m fine. Savage caused outrage in 1996 when he blamed families of the Dunblane massacre victims for ruining his livelihood. He was banned from possessing and trading in guns in 1994 after a large collection of prohibited weapons was found at premises in St John's Wood. Judge Nicholas Evans said he would give a written ruling on the extradition on 30 November. This article was written by Sanchez Manning and published by the Independent on October 26, 2011. To find additional global criminal news, please read The Global Criminal Defense Daily. Douglas McNabb and other members of the U.S. law firm practice and write and/or report extensively on matters involving Federal Criminal Defense, INTERPOL Red Notice Removal, International Extradition and OFAC SDN List Removal. The author of this blog is Douglas McNabb. Please feel free to contact him directly at [email protected] or at one of the offices listed above. offices listed above.