Asked if returning fugitives was open to negotiation, Cubas head of North American affairs, Josefina Vidal, told The Associated Press Monday that every nation has sovereign and legitimate rights to grant political asylum to people it considers to have been persecuted ... Thats a legitimate right. Play VIDEO Gov. Chris Christie wants fugitive police killer returned from Cuba Weve explained to the U.S. government in the past that there are some people living in Cuba to whom Cuba has legitimately granted political asylum, Vidal said. She added, Theres no extradition treaty in effect between Cuba and the U.S. However, CBS News correspondent Pamela Falk reported last week that the U.S. and Cuba actually do have a little-known extradition treaty dating back to 1904 that has rarely been applied since Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. Most extraditions that took place were arranged informally. Cubans signal theyre unlikely to extradite NJ fugitive - CBS News ow.ly/GmhM8
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:49:30 +0000
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