CourtLocal NewsNews CCJ paves way for Alex Tasker to be extradited to the US by Emmanuel Joseph 31/07/2023 written by Emmanuel Joseph Updated by Fernella Wedderburn 31/07/2023 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 580 The Caribbean Court of Justice has cleared the way for former executive of the Insurance Corporation of Barbados (ICBL) Alex Tasker to be extradited to the United States to face money laundering and conspiracy to launder money charges. This country’s highest court of appeal today rejected Tasker’s application for special leave to challenge the September 2021 order of Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes that he be surrendered to the US authorities. The CCJ panel of justices ruled that Tasker’s application for special leave to appeal the magistrate’s court decision did not meet the necessary requirements and so it was dismissed. Attorneys-at-law Douglas L Mendes, SC with Andrew Pilgrim, KC and Clay Hackett represented Tasker. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Alliston Seale and Senior State Counsel Oliver JM Thomas were the prosecutors. ( more details to come) ]]>
