[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

Monitor this situation.

[SITUATION] · [QUIET] · [INTERNATIONAL]

2 clusters · 5 sources · 9 days · First seen · Last updated

Algerian extradition request in Spain

Overview

Algerian businessman Ayoub Aissiou is currently detained in a Spanish prison following his arrest in July while traveling from Morocco. Aissiou had previously been sentenced in absentia to twenty years of imprisonment by the Algerian justice system. In response to his arrest, Algeria issued an international arrest warrant and submitted a formal extradition request to Spanish authorities.

A campaign for Aissiou’s release is gaining momentum in Europe. An open letter addressed to the Spanish and French governments, organized by philosopher Daniel Salvatore Schiffer and supported by various intellectuals and media personalities, calls for his immediate release. The case reflects ongoing judicial and diplomatic tensions between Algeria and several European nations.

Entities

Spanish National Police · Daniel Salvatore Schiffer · Spanish Embassy in Algiers · Marek Halter · Ayoub Aissiou

Timeline

  1. 11 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Spanish police convicted of harassment at Algiers embassy

    Two Spanish police officers were convicted of workplace and sexual harassment at the Spanish Embassy in Algiers. They accepted reduced sentences to avoid prison and must pay 40,000 euros to the victim.

  2. 20 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Ayoub Aissiou awaits Spanish decision on Algerian extradition request

    Algerian businessman Ayoub Aissiou awaits a Spanish judicial decision regarding an extradition request from Algeria. He faces a 20-year sentence following an arrest in Spain after traveling from Morocco.

Sources

1001infos.net · ccaa.elpais.com · family.fr · maghrebactu.com · tsa-algerie.com