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04SANTODOMINGO3925
2004-07-02 14:41:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Santo Domingo
Cable title:  

EXTRADITION CASE OF JOHNNY MARTINEZ

Tags:  CJAN KCRM DR 
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UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 003925 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR L/LEI M. TAYLOR AND W. J. FUENTES, WHA/CAR MCISAAC
PLEASE PASS TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE/OIA - JO MAZUREK.

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CJAN KCRM DR
SUBJECT: EXTRADITION CASE OF JOHNNY MARTINEZ

REF: STATE 142165

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 003925

SIPDIS

STATE FOR L/LEI M. TAYLOR AND W. J. FUENTES, WHA/CAR MCISAAC
PLEASE PASS TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE/OIA - JO MAZUREK.

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CJAN KCRM DR
SUBJECT: EXTRADITION CASE OF JOHNNY MARTINEZ

REF: STATE 142165


1. (U) Embassy Santo Domingo responds to reftel A questions
as follows:

a. Embassy Santo Domingo has no record of receiving any
request for assurances or any other requests from the GODR
regarding Johnny Martinez's extradition to the United States.

b. Embassy Santo Domingo has no record of receiving a
Presidential Decree or similar documentation from the GODR
prior to or at the time of Johnny Martinez's extradition.
Embassy Santo Domingo notes that fugitives are not extradited
to the United States unless a Presidential Decree is signed
authorizing extradition. Therefore, Embassy Santo Domingo
was assured that a Presidential Decree had been signed before
Johnny Martinez left the Dominican Republic.

c. Embassy Santo Domingo is in possession of a poor quality
copy of the Presidential Decree authorizing the extradition
of Johnny Martinez. Embassy Santo Domingo informally
requested a copy of the Presidential Decree the week of June
21, 2004, from the legal office of the GODR Foreign Ministry.
The legal office of the GODR Foreign Ministry confirmed that
it does not hold copies of the Presidential Decrees in
extradition cases. The Foreign Ministry legal office
subsequently delivered a copy of the Decree to Embassy Santo
Domingo and informed us that it had obtained the copy from a
clerk in the Presidential Palace.

d. As a general matter, Embassy Santo Domingo receives
numerous informal communications from GODR officials after
submitting an extradition request to the GODR. Generally
these communications are in the form of phone calls or
face-to-face meetings. As a general matter, the GODR
acknowledges the receipt of a USG written diplomatic note
requesting the extradition of a fugitive by return diplomatic
note. No other formal diplomatic correspondence is generated
on extradition cases.


2. (U) Johnny Martinez was extradited from the Dominican
Republic in January 2003. His case file was retired by the
Economic and Political section with other working files to
Washington storage in December 2003, in accordance with
Department of State procedures.
HERTELL