US embassy cable - 05ASUNCION471

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EXTRADITION: PARAGUAY: CARLOS IVAN MENDES MESQUITA

Identifier: 05ASUNCION471
Wikileaks: View 05ASUNCION471 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Asuncion
Created: 2005-04-06 19:09:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
UNCLAS ASUNCION 000471 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR L/LEI- H.COLLUMS AND G. HARRIS 
DOJ FOR DOJ/OIA- J. LEHTMAN 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: CJAN, CVIS, KCRM, SNAR, PA 
SUBJECT:  EXTRADITION: PARAGUAY: CARLOS IVAN MENDES MESQUITA 
 
REFS:  A) 04 STATE 266217 B) TSIROS 4/4 E-MAIL and previous 
 
1.  (U)  Judge Riquelme signed the extradition order for 
Mendes Mesquita on April 1.  We expect the defense will 
appeal the decision to the Court of Appeals and then to the 
Supreme Court.  Post will forward a copy of the decision to 
L/LEI via pouch. 
 
2.  (SBU) Comment:  The signing of the extradition order 
coincided with the unrelated extradition of three Brazilian 
narcotraffickers to Brazil on April 1.  The extraditions, 
which were completed within a matter of months as opposed to 
the usual years, were a success for the Paraguayan judicial 
system.  An Embassy contact who works closely on extradition 
matters saw this as an indication that Supreme Court 
President Antonio Fretes has successfully imposed a hard- 
line policy on such matters in the courts.  End comment. 
KEANE 

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