Pressure builds in Spain to deny US extradition request for leftwing donor

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Spanish authorities face mounting pressure ahead of a key government meeting to deny a US extradition request for James 'Fergie' Chambers, a prominent leftwing donor accused of supporting Hamas. Chambers' legal team and partner actively engage Spanish parliament members asserting his innocence.

Key government meeting this month will consider US bid to try James ‘Fergie’ Chambers over alleged support for Hamas Attorneys for James “Fergie” Chambers, the US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide who is currently imprisoned in Madrid and sought in extradition, have submitted a brief ahead of a decisive government meeting on the case. Meanwhile, Chambers’ partner, the actor and activist Stella Schnabel, met last week with multiple members of the Spanish parliament to assert his innocence. Continue reading...