March for Justice in Shanquila Robinson The case takes place this weekend in uptown Charlotte, where community members and family members of the young women murdered will gather in the 25-year-old’s name.
The Million Youth March in Charlotte and Salisbury has announced plans to hold a rally this weekend.
Shanquilla Robinson Rally Prepares for Shabbat in Charlotte As a family, community members demand justice
Just over a month ago, Robinson was killed while on a trip to Mexico with his friends. Authorities there said an arrest warrant had been issued in the case, but the police had not made any arrests as of Friday.
Shanquila’s sister said Wednesday that a prison sentence is the only justice the family accepts for whoever is responsible for her death.
“Everyone gets arrested and they serve time in Mexico. Everyone gets extradited there and they serve their time there. It would be fair for us so far,” said Quila Long.
The rally will be held Saturday at Little Rock AME Zion Church in Charlotte and is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
Meanwhile, the family says they are still awaiting news of an arrest in connection with her murder, with experts warn that “political issues” will likely stand in the way of extradition.
“Political issues” are likely to slow the extradition process as the family continues to await justice
Two weeks ago, Mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant for an unnamed suspect in Robinson’s death, which was determined to have resulted from a “direct attack”.
However, a so-called Interpol red notice has yet to be issued on the suspect, although Mexican officials have requested the person be extradited from the United States to Mexico to face charges, according to Charlotte Observer mentioned.
The two countries have an extradition treaty since 1978.
The US Department of Justice is currently investigating the request. Next stop the application will be forwarded to the State Department for final approval.
But final approval does not mean immediate action, as the case is more “political” than legal, says the criminal defense attorney Dmitry ChakhnevichAssistant Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
“Most often,” the United States will comply with an extradition request from a country with which it has a treaty.
“If the authorities here in the United States see fit, they will go after the people against whom the arrest warrant has been issued,” Shakhnevich told the newspaper.
Shakhnevich went on to say that the process includes an audit of the federal accounts and the Secretary of State.
He added, “And then these people will engage in a legal process here in the United States, which includes going through the federal courts and eventually appealing (the extradition decision) … to the Secretary of State.”
US-Mexico extradition treaty and family attack FBI for lack of progress in Robinson case
Before US authorities arrest a wanted person in another country, the FBI must investigate to determine whether there is “sufficient cause” to turn the person over, according to the Observer.
The treaty, Šaknevich said, “means we understand each other’s legal procedures.”
“But again, the whole purpose of the treaty is for one country not to question the other, right,” Šaknevich explained. “A treaty means that we understand each other’s legal processes, so that if we come to a decision, that decision must be adhered to.”
The FBI confirmed that the investigation was ongoing, but did not release any other details.
Robinson’s grieving mother Salamondra blasted the FBI for the lack of progress in her daughter’s murder case and the lack of information she was given as days turned into weeks after the 25-year-old died at a Mexican resort, shadow room Previously mentioned. Last month, hundreds of people celebrated life’s ceremonies.