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New Zealand Minister Declines to Overturn Extradition of Resident to China

June 13, 2022
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New Zealand’s retiring Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi has rejected a bid to overturn the extradition of a permanent resident to China for alleged murder charges. Faafoi said the New Zealand Supreme Court’s decision to surrender Kyung Yup Kim to China “remains appropriate” despite his health conditions. Kim, a South Korean citizen, is suspected of…

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New Zealand’s ‘Painfully Naïve’ Response To China’s Extradition Request

April 17, 2022
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Commentary The acceptance, by members of the New Zealand judicial and political elites of China’s promises to conduct a fair trial is astounding and alarming. In a three to two decision, the Supreme Court of New Zealand ruled on June 4, 2021, that a man accused of murdering a young bargirl in Shanghai in December…

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In Defense of Ending Extradition Treaties With China

September 29, 2021
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Commentary Recently, a minor row erupted on Twitter over some comments made about Spain’s shameless extradition of 94 Taiwanese citizens to China in June 2019. Those in favor came up with the usual questions: What are the options? Why should they not be sent back? Their basic assumption, taking Beijing’s word for it, is that those…

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