Facts
On January 26, 1996, the Republic of Kazakhstan requested the extradition of [A.], a Kazakh national residing in Geneva, from Switzerland. On April 9, 1997, the Federal Office of Police granted the extradition, subject to various charges and conditions. On September 12, 1997, the Federal Tribunal rejected the administrative appeal filed by [A.] and modified the decision of April 9, 1997, in particular by making the extradition of [A.] subject to the observance of detailed and precise conditions by the requesting State.
On February 4, 1998, the Federal Office issued a decision stating that the guarantees provided by the requesting State constituted a sufficient commitment with regard to the conditions set forth in the judgment of September 12, 1997. [A.] then filed an administrative appeal against this decision.
Considerations
The Federal Tribunal first found that the Federal Office had violated A.'s right to be heard by failing to inform her of the new position taken by the authorities of the requesting State and by not inviting her to comment on the matter.
Regarding the condition referred to in point 1(f) of the decision of April 9, 1997, in its version of September 12, 1997, the Federal Tribunal considered that the commitment of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan could not replace the one required from the President of the Republic. Only a personal commitment from the head of the requesting State was capable of…