Venezuela's government will likely get the extradition to Venezuela of alleged narco Walid Makled, as requested from Colombian court authorities; however, the final decision may last up to one year.In an interview with El Universal, Makled's attorney Miguel Angel RamÃrez elaborated on the case. However,
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the subject matter is somewhat complicated because two countries, Venezuela and the United States, are requesting for his client's extradition. "Venezuela first submitted the documents, but, honestly speaking, the United States first filed the request for the arrest warrant for extradition purposes. Therefore, they required him first," the lawyer explained.
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The defense lawyer of the accused found in the documents that Interpol had issued in 2009 a red notice at the request of Venezuela.
Makled, his attorney said, "was jugged in Colombia, on August 22, 2010 based on the US request arrest warrant for extradition purposes." Therefore, he expected "a procedural court debate to decide on this situation."
"The steps for extradition in Colombia might last 12-14 months, and so far three months have passed; therefore, this will linger a little while," RamÃrez added.
Venezuela has one card on its behalf though, that is, the crimes for which Makled is required. In addition to drug trafficking and money laundering, he is charged with the murder of journalist Orel Zambrano and veterinarian Francisco Larrazabal. The United States accuses the Venezuelan only of sending tons of drugs to its territory. "When two countries require an individual, the requested government, according to the law, should first take into account the most serious crime," RamÃrez explained.
Anyhow, if an individual is required for the same crime, the place of origin of the crime should be taken into account, and Makled, according to the evidence, engaged in drug traffic from Venezuela.
"Based on my experience, the requested government will have no choice but extradite Mr. Makled to Venezuela," RamÃrez conceded.
Advocating expulsion
Defense lawyers asked, at the request of the accused, for the deportation to "the country of origin" (Venezuela), as set forth in Decree 4000 of DAS, the Colombian migration service.
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DAS already advised RamÃrez "that it will wait for all the steps related to extradition to decide on the expulsion."
According to RamÃrez, Makled is not afraid of being extradited to Caracas and being accountable to the Venezuelan justice.