Party politics in jamaica and the extradition of christopher. Christopher michael coke, also known as dudus born march 1969, is a convicted jamaican drug lord and the leader of the shower posse, a violent drug gang started by his father lester coke in jamaica, which exported large. The extradition treaty between jamaica and the united states jstor. Coke s alleged leadership of the notorious shower posse, situated in tivoli gardens, and his reputed affiliation to the jamaica labour party. Shower posse leader dudus extradition documentary may. Dudus extradition process to begin, jamaica observer, may 18, 2010,available at. Pdf drug trafficking control extradition of christopher. I have just finished reading dr paul ashleys book, dudus.
More than a year passed before his arrest, in june, 2010. It explores the politics around the extradition request by the. Extradition, normally a trivial procedural matter, became politically radioactive during the dudus affair. The extradition treaty between jamaica and the united. Coke, christopher v the ministry of justice, the director of public.
Christopher michael coke, also known as dudus born march 1969, is a convicted jamaican drug lord and the leader of the shower posse, a violent drug gang started by his father lester coke in jamaica. Christopher dudus coke extradition entangles local and international law. The article will examine whether the treaty andor the laws of jamaica provided the government of that country with the unfettered discretion to refuse an extradition request from the united states, and it will further explore. Government of the united states of america for his extradition. Christopher dudus coke extradition entangles local and. San juan, puerto rico ap jamaica s prime minister has acknowledged authorizing a lobbying firm to help the government contest a u. Christopher michael coke, also known as dudus born march 1969, is a convicted jamaican drug lord and the leader of the shower posse, a violent drug gang started by his father lester coke in jamaica, which exported large quantities of marijuana and cocaine into the united states. In this application, christopher coke, the applicant, seeks leave of this court to apply for. It marked the end of a violent yearslong battle that revealed a. Some streets are still blocked by the makeshift barricades of concrete and continued. Party politics in jamaica and the extradition of christopher dudus coke rupert lewis. Coke was arrested on drug charges and extradited to the united states in 2010.
Jamaican authorities finally captured suspected drug lord christopher dudus coke yesterday. As a selfconfessed political animal, the machinations of the government of jamaica goj to delay and frustrate the extradition of jamaica s premier drug lord, christopher dudus coke, was political theatre. Pdf increases in drug trafficking bound for the united states force the nations law enforcement authorities to seek international cooperation. It explores the politics around the extradition request by the united states of christopher coke, an alleged. Download citation party politics in jamaica and the extradition of christopher dudus coke in the last twenty years attention.
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