French Court Stays Extradition of Argentine Accused of Crimes Against Humanity (February 18, 2015) [1]
On February 18, 2015 France’s highest court, Cour de Cassation [3], overturned the decision of a lower court to extradite Mario Sandoval, a former Argentine police officer who is accused of committing crimes against humanity during Argentina’s “dirty war [4],” and ruled that the case be reexamined. According to one report [5], Sandoval’s lawyer indicated “the reversal was on a technicality in the statute of limitations.” Argentina has prosecuted and sentenced various individuals for crimes committed during the dirty war and has sought Sandoval’s extradition since 2012.