Overview
- A prosecutor in Spain’s High Court told judges he supports the US request to extradite Chambers on charges including riot, conspiracy to commit riot and international money laundering.
- US authorities allege Chambers laundered about $7.5 million by wiring funds from a US account to Tunisia, a claim the defence says does not amount to any terrorism charge.
- Chambers was detained in Spain after an Interpol Red Notice, and he has applied for political asylum which legally prevents immediate extradition while the claim is pending.
- His lawyers told the court that Spanish translations of the US complaint contain errors that change the meaning of key passages and that some riot-related convictions cited are misdemeanours below the treaty threshold for extradition.
- The case has drawn protests in several European cities and has wider political implications because Spain’s cabinet can refuse extradition on political-motivation grounds and a looming national election could shape the final decision.