Amnistía Internacional publicou onte unha nota de prensa sobre a decisión do Tribunal Constitucional eslovaco, que considera insuficientes as “garantías diplomáticas” para extraditar a Mustapha Labsi, quen é reclamado polas autoridades de Alxeria. O tribunal argumentou que Labsi ten direito á protección xudicial e que, se é enviado á Alxeria, exponse a ser detido en réxime de incomunicación, torturado e xulgado nun xuízo sen garantías.
A nota de prensa leva por título “Slovakia: Constitutional Court upholds the absolute prohibition of torture”. Copio un extracto do seu contido:
Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the Slovak Constitutional Court on 26 June 2008 in the case of Mustapha Labsi, which reaffirms the absolute duty on the authorities not to send any person to any place where they face a real risk of torture or other ill-treatment, and underscores the obligation of Slovakia not to rely on diplomatic assurances.
The Constitutional Court’s ruling was made in the context of reviewing the decision of the Supreme Court which gave the green light to the Slovak authorities to extradite Mustapha Labsi to Algeria. The Consitutional Court concluded that the decision by the Slovak Supreme Court, violated Mustapha Labsi’s rights to judicial protection because the Supreme Court had not taken into consideration the human rights situation in Algeria and the fact that Mustapha Labsi would be at risk of torture if returned there.
Based on its research on the human rights situation in Algeria,Amnesty International has repeatedly expressed concerns that there is a real risk Mustapha Labsi would face serious human rights violations if forcibly returned from Slovakia to Algeria. In particular the organization considers that if returned to Algeria Mustapha Labsi would be at risk of being detained incommunicado in a secret location, and as such being subjected to torture or other ill-treatment. Furthermore Amnesty International considers that if returned to Algeria, Mustapha Labsi also faces a real risk of an unfair trial. Therefore, Amnesty International has concluded that his extradition to Algeria would violate both Slovak law and Slovakia’s obligations under the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. [...]
