jimkennedy’s avatarjimkennedy’s Twitter Archive—№ 11,033

  1. Spanish authorities arrest a Swiss fugitive (sentenced in absentia to 5 years) for possible extradition to Switzerland after allowing him live freely here since 2013. This is presumably leverage against Switzerland for the extradition of @martarovira vilaweb.cat/noticies/espanya-dete-ara-falciani-per-a-intentar-pressionar-lextradicio-de-rovira/
    1. …in reply to @jimkennedy
      Falciani was the whistleblower in the HSBC case in Switzerland and is now a victim of circumstance, a pawn in Madrid's game against the Catalan politicians in exile there. They've refused to hand him over for years but now suddenly... 'Give us Rovira and we'll give you Falciani.'