Cape Verde confirms extradition of Colombian to US on fraud charges
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17/03/2021 - 20:59 Graffiti in the Venezuelan capital Caracas showing support for Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman close to Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Yuri CORTEZ AFP/File 2 min
Praia (Cape Verde) (AFP)
Cape Verde s supreme court on Wednesday said it had ratified the extradition to the United States of a businessman who is close to Venezuela s President Nicolas Maduro and accused by Washington of fraud.
The decision comes two days after the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered Cape Verde to free Colombian Alex Saab.