Spain's High Court on Friday said it had suspended the extradition of former Venezuelan spymaster Hugo Carvajal to the United States, where he faces drug-trafficking charges, after he appealed before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
"In view of the communication received from the European Court of Human Rights (...) it has been agreed to suspend the execution of the extradition order of the defendant, Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios," the High Court said in a short statement.
The court agreed to extradite Carvajal last October after he was denied asylum in Spain.
