The South African Supreme Court of Appeals (SCA) has rejected former Monero lead maintainer Riccardo Spagni’s offer to declare his extradition from the United States to South Africa illegal. In its ruling, the Supreme Court of Appeals insisted that Spagni did not sufficiently advocate for the annulment of the extradition process.
Spagni challenges extradition process
A South African court has thrown out former Monero lead developer Riccardo Spagni’s attempt to declare his extradition from the United States to South Africa illegal, a local said. report has said. In his ruling, the court argued that Spagni had legal representation when he voluntarily waived his rights during an extradition hearing, so it cannot challenge the validity of the extradition process.
As previously reported by Bitcoin.com News in July 2022, Spagni, who initially resisted the extradition attempts, eventually agreed to return to South Africa on the condition that his “warned release had not been canceled and the state had to cancel it.” “. This paved the way for Spagni’s transfer from US custody to South African police.
However, according to a News 24 report, Spagni, prior to his departure for South Africa, filed a lawsuit with the SCA challenging the Western Cape High Court’s handling of the extradition hearing. In the lawsuit, which was initially dismissed, the former Monero developer argued that the extradition request should not have been filed by the director of public prosecution.
Spagni’s moot argument
In response, the director of public prosecution allegedly suggested that Spagni’s argument became moot after he was transferred to the South African authorities.
“It found that the appellant had not filed a case for this court to determine the validity of his extradition proceedings, as that would have no practical effect. Therefore, the appeal was dismissed on grounds of inconsistency alone,” reportedly, in a summary of the SCA ruling.
Meanwhile, the report also suggested that Spagni’s trial will now continue at the Cape Town regional magistrates’ court.
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