Many countries have prohibitions on extraditing their own citizens built into their constitutions. Others refuse to extradite their citizens as a matter of policy. All countries can refuse to extradite whoever they please. It often depends on the country requesting whether the requested country will extradite or not. The UK will extradite its citizens to the United States. But it won’t extradites its citizens to Russia or to India despite extradition treaties being in place with both those countries.
Here are some of the countries that refuse to extradite their citizens:
Brazil
Brazil’s constitution forbids the extradition of Brazilian citizens. This includes naturalized Brazilians provided the offence the extradition is requested for occurred after naturalization. The Brazilian authorities can prosecute suspects wanted abroad in Brazil in co-operation with foreign authorities. This is almost unheard of and presents legal challenges.
Portugal
The Portuguese constitution states under article 33, “The deportation of Portuguese citizens from Portuguese territory is not permitted.” This applies to naturalized Portuguese citizens as well as native born Portuguese. In one famous case covered in The Extradition Report, the Portuguese authorities refused to extradite a convicted murderer to the US. The convict had escaped from prison on the US. He acquired Portuguese citizenship while on the run. Extradition was refused under the Portuguese constitution because he was a Portuguese citizen.
Venezuela
Venezuela will refuse to extradite its citizens. This is protected by the Venezuela constitution. Extradition from Veezuela is regulated by section 69 of its constitution. This contains a blanket prohibition on the extradition of Venezuelan nationals.
Russia
In 2018, 2 Russian nationals were poisoned in Salisbury, England. This was considered attempted murder by the British authorities. Three suspects were identified. The suspects were Russian citizens. By the time they were identified they’d returned to Russia. The UK issued Interpol red notices for the suspects. However, as Russia doesn’t extradite its own citizens they will never face prosecution in the UK provided they remain on Russia.
Germany
Germany does not extradite its own nationals. There may be some exceptions under the EU arrest warrant. Even then, other EU countries are required to return a German national to Germany following conviction. German law states that a German national can only be extradited if the wanted person and a German judge consent to it.
China
There is very little extradition traffic between China and the rest of the world. China will refuse to extradite its citizens overseas. Moreover, it would be very uncommon for another country to extradite a person wanted by China.
France
Roman Polanski, a famous film director, is wanted in the US for child sex crimes. He’s wanted for an offence committed in the 1970s. As Polanski is a French citizen, he’s able to live and work openly in France without the fear of extradition. France will refuse to extradite its own citizens.
Israel
Israel will not extradite its own nationals. The only exception is for offences committed prior to becoming an Israeli citizen. Under Israel’s Law of Return any Jew can become a citizen of Israel.
Austria
The Austrian constitution prohibits extradition of Austrian nationals. Therefore Austria will refuse to extradite any Austrian national accused of a crime overseas.
Cape Verde
Cape Verde will not extradite its own citizens. The African country has a constitutional prohibition against the extradition of its own nationals. We provide a method to get instant Cape Verdean citizenship in Second Passport Blueprint.
Greece
Greece does not extradite its own citizens. This applies to anyone who’s a Greek citizen when the extradition request is made. Greece has a citizenship by investment programme. It’s possible to obtain Greek citizenship following a few years of residency there.
Poland
The extradition of Polish citizens is prohibited under the Polish constitution. The French film director, Roman Polanski, who’s wanted by the US was making a film in Poland in 2015. The US made an extradition request for Polanski while he was in Poland. However as Polanski also had Polish citizenship, the Polish authorities refused the US extradition request for Polanski.
Conclusion
A second citizenship can provide insurance against extradition. When you’re wanted by another country you’re not safe just because you happen to be in a non-extradition country. If you haven’t planned things carefully you’ll be at risk of deportation. Deportation is always the easiest option for countries. It’s the most common way that fugitives are returned to their own countries. Having a citizenship from a country that doesn’t extradite is the best insurance policy you can have against extradition.
What does refuse extradition mean?
Every country can refuse to extradite a wanted person from their territory. If extradition s refused the wanted person can continue to live freely in the country where he’s located.
Can a country refuse to extradite someone?
Yes. With the right strategies in place this is possible to achieve.
On what grounds can a country can refuse extradition?
There are many reasons a country can refuse to extradite. Extradition is a complicated area of international law. For a non nonsense, easy to read guide by extradition expert Richard Barr, see The Extradition Report.
Why would a country refuse to extradite?
There are many reasons such as dual criminality and the offence not being a crime in the country the request is made to. Prison conditions in the requesting country can be a factor too.
How long can someone be held in jail awaiting extradition?
This varies by country. There are strict time limits on how long someone can be held pending extradition. The requesting country normally has no more than 90 days after a suspect is held to file an extradition request.
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