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Defense attorneys for former paramilitary chief Salvatore Mancuso Gómez They pulled a new ace up their sleeve in full hearing, this Wednesday, in which it was defined whether he is sent to Italy or Colombia, as a deported person.
In a last minute motion they tell federal judge Richard J. León that the order issued this Saturday by the Donald Trump administration to stop his deportation to Italy and send him to Colombia it is illegal because the wrong official signed it.
According to them, in the motion presented by the government on Tuesday, they admit that this order was signed by Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary in the Department of Internal Security.
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The judge has just granted two weeks (until September 16) for the defense to present the resources it deems necessary to try to stop deportation to Colombia and deliver a report on the case.
“Despite the fact that the decision to send him to Italy is administrative, the jez decided to maintain jurisdiction over the case and that is positive. He also said that he will see to it that Mr. Mancuso is guaranteed his rights,” an official told EL TIEMPO. source close to defense.
In addition, the Prosecutor’s Office promised that, during that period, it will not deport Mancuso.
But the lawyers allege that the only one who can make the determination not to deport a foreigner claiming harm to the United States. is the Attorney General. In this case William Barr.
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Therefore, the lawyers suggest that the judge put the issue in the freezer while this inconsistency is resolved.
And they ask for 10 days to present a motion in support of their arguments, another 13 days for the prosecution to respond and a new date, October 2, for a response to the government’s reply.
Red Circular against Salvatore Mancuso
Of course it is an argument and a timetable that the judge must first accept.
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But if true, the ‘mistake’ of the Donald Trump administration would add to a whole Chain of mistakes in the Mancuso case that already has several extradition requests annulled due to procedural defects and merits.
Sergio Gómez Maseri / INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
