{"id":77474,"date":"2019-11-06T23:12:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T03:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=77474"},"modified":"2019-11-06T23:12:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T03:12:08","slug":"state-turns-down-request-to-delay-leroy-kings-extradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/state-turns-down-request-to-delay-leroy-kings-extradition\/","title":{"rendered":"State Turns Down Request To Delay Leroy King’s Extradition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The reported today that it held a discussion on the pending extradition of Leroy King to the USA, to face charges connected to the Stanford debacle.<\/p>

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According to the government, the lawyer representing Mr. King wrote to the Foreign Minister requesting some time extension.<\/p>\n

However, the Attorney General was advised by the Cabinet that any delay was inappropriate.<\/p>

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The Privy Council ruled last week that Mr King should face the charges in the United States.<\/p>

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The government later announced that King will be handed over to U.S authorities.<\/p>\n

He is wanted on as part of Stanford’s billion dollar Ponzi scheme which landed the former in jail for over 100 years.<\/p>

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Mr King has avoided extradition up until this point by using a number of legal maneuvers.<\/p>\n

Meantime, the says it also held a Cabinet also held a discussion on Mehul Choksi, whose extradition to India has been the subject of debate.<\/p>

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He is to be granted a hearing before a tribunal, or Commission of Inquiry, under the Citizenship Act.<\/p>

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He has been so notified through his lawyer; consequently, a tribunal will be named by the appropriate authorities.<\/p>\n

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