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Peru: Judiciary declares request for Eliane Karp extradition over Ecoteva case admissible

Photo: EFE

Photo: EFE

12:58 | Lima, Aug. 9.

The Peruvian Judiciary's Supreme Court has declared admissible the request to Israel for the extradition of former First Lady Eliane Karp, who is prosecuted over money laundering charges in the Ecoteva case.


The extradition request was sent by the Ninth Liquidating Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court in Lima to the Supreme Court for approval of Karp's extradition, at the request of the Prosecutor's Office investigating this case.


The Court stated that the proceeding against Karp has been suspended, adding that she has been declared a contumacious defendant.


It was stated that although there is no extradition treaty with Israel, the principle of reciprocity must be considered, since both Peru and Israel are signatories to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

This convention commits the parties to prevent, as well as punish crimes of corruption and money laundering.

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Publicado: 9/8/2024