United States of America in Cape Verde search “advance in shared priorities”

The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, this March held a telephone conversation with the Minister of External Relations and Defense of Cape Verde, Rui Figueiredo, to note the bilateral angle and “advance in shared priorities ”.

A statement from the Department of State, quoted by vocalist Ned Price, signaled that Blinken expressed the view that the United States was “full of friends of Cape Verde, a model of democratic governance and human rights in Africa”, and what are you talking about? “Bilateral dialogue provides for advancement in shared priorities, amplifies commercial relations and strengthens security association”.

In addition, Blinken congratulated Cabo Verde on his selection for the State Association Program of the National Guard of the United States, according to the official statement. He also expressed his interest in work with the governor of Cape Verde to pay attention to the state of affairs regarding investment opportunities.

A pendulum extraction

Other international support measures that compromise the peace, even if not specifically mentioned in the letter of communication, are la presented extradition from Cape Verde to EEUU by Colombian emperor Álex Saab, accused of being testified by Nicolás Maduro and suspects of having laundered millions of dollars to pay for the corrupt acts of the President of Venezuela.

Recipient, Saab’s defense appealed to the Cape Verde Court of Justice to suspend permanent detention, suspending the extradition process to the United States. The petition is being produced after the 5th of February saw an hearing before the Tribunal de Justicia de la Comunidad de Estados de Efrica Occidental (CEDEAO, block to which Cape Verde belongs) regarding the case of the Colombian emperor. It is expected that this court will rule on the legality of the extradition and the extradition process on March 11th.

His lawyers allege that the Colombian had diplomatic immunity at the time of the detention “carried out a special humanitarian mission in Iran”, acting as “special envoy of Venezuela”.

Saab was detained on June 12, 2020 when his plane crashed at the International Airport Amilcar Cabral from the caboverdiana island of Sal tras A United States petition has filed for Interpol over a blank million dollar deal.

In my opinion, the Caboverdiana judiciary has authorized its extradition to the United States, a decision that it defends in an unmediated manner. Last January 4, the Barlavento Appeal Tribunal ruled against the extradition of Saab’s EU EEUU, a decision that the lawyers also imposed on him.

The Florida Attorney General’s Court of Appeals to Saab questioned the empress’s attorneys by failing to state that he or she represented a “third party” and that he or she would not accept his or her petitions.

In a judicial document concerning the access of EFE, the fiscal Adriana Fajardo Orshan, representing the EUEU in the judgment on money laundering against Saab, he responded to a motion presented in a second pass by the defense of the emperor at the Colombian city of Barranquilla , in the event that the order which declares it void and a special consideration is annulled by the tribunal in order to impose the accusation.

One time the Fiscalia responded, Federal District Judge Robert N. Scola, of the Florida District, had to pronounce on Saab’s defense motion.

La Fiscalía, which considers Maduro’s Saab test case and suspects of having committed adultery with his husband, Álvaro Enrique Pulido, has up to 350 million dollars, alega que no correspondonde ninguna de las cosas que pide la defensa y se deben rechazar todas “sin prejuicios”.

In the considerations indicated that hay dudas that an advocate of the despatch Baker Hostetler that the firm legally represents the accused, then the company refused to present to the Fiscalia the so-called “compromise card” that it accredited.

Respect indicates that the EU Governor wants to say that “it is dealing with a lawyer who represents the interests of Saab and not a third party”.

With EFE information

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