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Lauchenoirian Guardian

Lauchenoiria rejects Kerlian extradition request
21st July 2019

The Lauchenoirian government has rejected a request by the Matriarchy of Kerlile for the extradition of a convicted murderer, just days after rejecting a request by Xiomera for the extradition of two of their citizens. Jasmine Eddington, a Kerlian citizen, crossed the border into Lauchenoiria three days ago following her escape while being transferred between two prisons in Kerlile.

Eddington was convicted of the murder of thirteen teenage boys across Kerlile which took place between 2006 and 2009. She published a ‘manifesto’ detailing her intentions to kill one boy from each of Kerlile’s 16 regions, as a ‘punishment’ for the acts of men throughout history in perpetuating the patriarchy and oppressing women. She was arrested in November 2009 and sentenced to life in prison.

Lauchenoiria currently has a complete ban on extraditing any individual to Kerlile, a result of the autocratic matriarchy’s frequent use of the death penalty and the inhumane conditions in their prisons. Due to Kerlile’s emigration ban, the vast majority of Kerlians who live in Lauchenoiria are considered ‘fugitives’ by the Kerlian regime. Lauchenoiria generally grants asylum to all Kerlians who escape across the border.

Eddington currently remains in custody in Lauchenoiria, and will not be returned to Kerlile, despite the request for an exception to the ban from the Council of Kerlile. This move was criticised by many, including Feminist Party leader Katherine Wright who said “Jasmine Eddington is a dangerous serial killer, not a political refugee. She made a mockery of feminism with her twisted theories, and keeping her here is a danger to all Lauchenoirians.”

This comes only days after Lauchenoiria refused a request by the Huenyan Empire of Xiomera for the extradition of two journalists working for the Xiomeran Underground News, a media outlet banned by the Xiomeran government. Foreign Minister Sandra Pavía called the charges against the two Xiomerans “clearly politically motivated”, and the request was refused. The warrants were later withdrawn by the Xiomeran government.