Colombia authorizes five extraditions as Argentina's Court limits executive decrees

In his first week of office, Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella authorized five extraditions to bolster international judicial cooperation and combat organized crime. The executive resolutions, processed through the Ministry of Justice, involve individuals requested by authorities in the United States, Panama, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.

The extradited individuals include Diego Alberto Londoño, requested by Peru for aggravated drug trafficking; Armando Luis Suárez Calvo and Didier Ignacio García Rodríguez, both sought by the United States for drug-related offenses; Jorge Luis Mojica Ortiz, requested by the Dominican Republic for sexual assault of a minor; and Roderick Aldair Morales Delgado, requested by Panama for attempted homicide.

Separately, the Argentine Supreme Court of Justice issued a unanimous ruling declaring an article of a 2019 Necessity and Emergency Decree (DNU) unconstitutional. The court determined that the Executive Branch failed to prove the exceptional circumstances required to bypass Congress, specifically regarding matters of judicial jurisdiction. The ruling, which stems from a dispute involving the company Cencosud, reinforces the principle that the President cannot use emergency decrees to replace legislative functions reserved for Congress.