Attorneys Edwin Flowers and Anthony Sylvester presented the Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith with 3 main submissions that they would rely on to convince her to discharge El Turk from the proceedings.

The first was that under the extradition treaty with the US, one of the requirements for a person to be extradited is that the offence being allegedly committed has to exist in the laws of both countries. Flowers submitted that the 2 offences that El Turk is charged with, being the importation of pseudoephedrine and conspiracy to the importation of pseudoephedrine, do not exist in the Laws of Belize.

The second submission was that the documents, which the US Government has provided for the extradition process, are irregular because of the mandatory requirements was not met.

Finally, the defence attorneys submitted that witness statement which the US Government is relying on has no signature. The reason provided is that this person, who claims to have seen El Turk engaging in these offences, wishes to remain anonymous for safety and security reasons. Flowers submitted that under the Laws of Belize, a defendant has the right to face his accuser, and that signature is a mandatory requirement.