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Why won’t the Australian Government comment on individual extradition cases?

April 26, 2017Australian cases comment extradition government individual

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Why won’t the Australian Government comment on individual extradition cases?

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The Australian Government does not usually comment on individual extradition cases before arrest to avoid giving the person who is the subject of a request an opportunity to flee the jurisdiction and thereby defeat the purpose of the extradition process. See further the answers to FAQ 1 above. After arrest, an extradition proceeding will have commenced, it is important that public comment be limited to avoid potential prejudice to those proceedings or any future criminal prosecution for the extradition offences.