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Carl Levin: Now, under our treaty, at Swiss insistence, obviously, the existing treaty, there is an exception to extradition which…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
Now, under our treaty, at Swiss insistence, obviously, the existing treaty, there is an exception to extradition which allows the Swiss to deny an extradition request for a person who is involved in a tax offense.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin highlights a treaty provision that permits Switzerland to deny extradition for tax offenses.

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