ووفقاً للدولة الطرف، كان بمقدور صاحب البلاغ طلب محام آخر إذا كان لديه اعتراض على المحامي الذي وفرته الدولة.
On 5 July 2000, he was arrested by the police pursuant to an extradition request from the United Kingdom based on a robbery alleged to have taken place in London in 1983, and on his alleged involvement in narcotics trafficking.