Former Colombian presidential candidate and former Minister of Agriculture, Andres Felipe Arias, was released on bail after a hearing on his motion to dismiss the extradition complaint in which he contested the Court’s jurisdiction to extradite him.
His argument was that the United States Court did not have jurisdiction to extradite him because there was no active treaty in force between the United States and Colombia.
In support of that position, Dr. Arias submitted a wealth of evidence, including an affidavit of former President Alvaro Uribe, who was present in Court today to support Dr. Arias.
The litigation is ongoing.
Pictured: David Markus and the rest of the legal team with President Uribe after obtaining Mr. Arias’ release on bond.
