We also asked Elrington about the status of extradition proceedings against Kelvin Leach and Rohn Knowles. They are the Bahamian Offshore Bankers who are facing extradition to the US. But their attorneys say that no extradition request has been entered and they are being imprisoned unfairly. Elrington outlined the official position:..
Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Attorney General
"The process of the extradition proceedings are underway and the issue of bail is being raised by their counsels and the SolGen's office is being ask to respond to those arguments requesting bail, so the matter is in fact in the process of going through the motions for extradition."
Daniel Ortiz
"Do we have an extradition request or extradition order or any sort of document from the US Government which says that they are interested in these two men?"
Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Attorney General
"I just said yes, the matter is in the court - it's before the magistrate court. The application for the extradition is presently being dealt with by the magistrate in Belize City."
Leach and Knowles bail hearing comes up next week.
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