SINGAPORE: Spain’s immigration police have requested {that a} Singaporean man suspected of killing a compatriot within the nation be deported to Singapore, the media there reported on Friday (Could 2).
Mitchell Ong is suspected of killing Audrey Fang whereas she was on vacation in Spain. Her physique was discovered with greater than 30 stab wounds in April 2024.
The Comisaria Normal de Extranjeria y Fronteras, which is a part of the Spanish Nationwide Police, requested that Ong be deported from the nation since he was there illegally, Spanish media outlet La Verdad reported.
It additionally requested that he be barred from re-entering the nation for 10 years.
The non-public prosecution representing Ms Fang’s household has agreed with this deportation request, reported Spanish information website La Opinion de Murcia.
In Spain, victims can rent legal professionals to behave as non-public prosecutors they usually can deliver proof, request statements or name for expenses, amongst different issues. They’re separate from the general public prosecution.
Ong is now remanded in Sangonera jail in Murcia, La Opinion de Murcia reported.
Defence lawyer Maria Jesus Ruiz de Castaneda opposed the deportation request and requested that it’s suspended instantly, La Opinion de Murcia mentioned.
Ong is concerned in energetic prison proceedings in Spain, the place he have to be judged with all due authorized ensures, the lawyer argued, stating that the extradition would symbolize an unacceptable evasion of the Spanish judicial course of.
She additionally mentioned Ong’s expulsion went in opposition to the European Conference on Human Rights.
CNA has contacted Ms Ruiz de Castaneda the defence lawyer, in addition to the Comisaria Normal de Extranjeria y Fronteras for extra details about the deportation request.
