The extradition request targets Chambers following his arrest in Ibiza over alleged ties to Hamas, international money laundering, and conspiracy to riot. Spanish prosecutors claim he directed an organized group that caused material damage during demonstrations against weapons maker Elbit in late 2023. Chambers denied all accusations, arguing his protest involvement was strictly nonviolent and that his foundation's resources provided humanitarian relief while avoiding sanctioned groups.
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This proceeding represents the first known effort by the United States to extradite an Am…: This proceeding represents the first known effort by the United States to extradite an American citizen over alleged support for Hamas.
A three-judge panel in Spain will decide on the extradition, subject to final review by P…: A three-judge panel in Spain will decide on the extradition, subject to final review by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's council of ministers.
The defense maintains that all overseas financial donations focused solely on humanitaria…: The defense maintains that all overseas financial donations focused solely on humanitarian aid and athletics rather than sanctioned terrorist networks.
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A two-hour hearing in Spain’s high court Friday on the US extradition request of wealthy leftwing activist and philanthropist James “Fergie” Chambers turned out to be a study in contrasts.
Chambers’s defense took most of the session to query the US citizen and detail irregularities in the Trump administration’s extradition request – several of which the Guardian has reported on – as well as the figures of Spanish law that would lead the three-judge panel to deny the request; while the prosecutor sped through his case, head down, asking Chambers no questions at all.
Notably, neither the judges or the prosecutor asked Chambers to address the insinuation in the extradition request that the wealthy activist had supported Hamas. Chambers’s case is the first known instance of the US seeking to extradite a citizen over alleged support for Hamas, an accusation apparently tied to an international money laundering charge and donations to organizations helping Palestinians in Gaza.
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