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On 6 June 2019, Spain took the decision to extradite 94 Taiwan nationals to the PRC. The story begins much earlier in December 2016, when a huge telecom scam targeting Chinese citizens was unveiled by Spanish authorities and 269 suspects were arrested, among them 219 Taiwanese nationals. In May 2018, Spain extradited two of these to face trial: not in Taiwan, but in China.

Високиот комесар на ОН за човекови права веднаш издаде соопштение во кое се повикува шпанската влада да го запре процесот на екстрадиција, при што експертите на ОН за човекови права укажаа на меѓународната заложба на Шпанија за да се избегне екстрадиција во која било држава каде што постои основана веројатност за тортура и ризик на тешки санкции, вклучувајќи смртна казна.

Покрај тоа, велат тие, некои од лицата што треба да бидат екстрадирани може да се жртви на трговија со луѓе: неколку жртви изјавиле дека биле однесени во Шпанија со разбирање дека ќе работат како туристички водичи, пред да бидат принудени да работат со измамнички повици. Овие тврдења, изјавија експертите, се чини дека не биле соодветно испитани од страна на шпанските власти, ниту биле земени предвид пред одлуката за екстрадиција.

Despite this plea, on 6 June Spanish authorities extradited a further 94 Taiwan nationals to the PRC. The PRC’s state-owned media made the most of the extradition case, which could mislead people into thinking an EU member state has confidence in the Chinese judicial system.

The extraditions put Spain at odds with the wider EU, which in April this year raised the inhuman treatment of detainees in China in its annual human rights dialogue with China. The move suggests ignorance of, or indifference to, major judicial issues in China, among them denial of family visits, lack of open and fair trials, torture or extra-judicial investigative measures and excessive jail time, all of which have been raised by the families of the telecoms fraud suspects.

Interestingly, this week also saw the New Zealand Court of Appeals quash the extradition of the Korean-born Kyung Yup Kim on humanitarian grounds, suggesting very real concerns over China’s judicial system and an alternative way of dealing with extradition requests.

Spain’s extradition case comes in the same period as the 30th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square massacre, a reminder of the devastation that paranoid authoritarianism can inflict on its people.

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It also coincides with mass protests in Hong Kong over new extradition laws. Organizers of the extradition protests say over a million people marched, deeply concerned about the erosion of freedoms that Hong Kong still enjoys in the face of an opaque Chinese judicial system if extradition is allowed free rein.

A spokesperson stated the position of the government of Taiwan:

“We have grave concerns regarding the Spanish authorities’ decision to extradite a large group of 94 Taiwan nationals to China on 6 June, 2019, just at a time when the world was grieving over the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre of 4 June, 1989.
"We believe Madrid’s decision sends the wrong signal to Beijing, especially at a time when people in Hong Kong have shown strong opposition to an extradition bill that would allow Hong Kong citizens and even foreigners to be sentenced under China’s impenetrable judicial system.
"It is highly disturbing that Chinese state-owned media took advantage of exclusive images of the extradited Taiwan nationals, using them as tools of political propaganda to mislead China’s public and the world into believing that an EU member state concurs with the authority and accountability of the Chinese judicial system.
"We continue to be disappointed with the Spanish authorities’ tone deaf ignorance of several significant problems with the Chinese judicial system as raised by the family members of the extradited Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects, including denial of family visits, the lack of open and fair trials, torture, their being subject to extrajudicial investigative measures, and the imposition of excessive jail time.
"We note that Spain does seem to have misgivings about the Chinese justice system, as suggested by Madrid’s statement of concern over two Canadian detainees in China, expressing hope that they would, “receive fair, transparent and impartial treatment in their respective legal processes.”
The EU raised the issue of China’s inhuman treatment of detainees during its annual human rights dialogue with China in April. As an EU member state, Spain’s decision to extradite 94 Taiwan nationals to China is at odds with the EU’s view of the deteriorating human rights situation in China.
Due to China’s poor human rights record, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement on May 18, 2018, urging Spain to halt its extraditions to China fearing risk of ill-treatment, torture, or even the death penalty. Madrid’s disregard for this advice could substantially undermine the EU’s efforts to engage with Asia-Pacific partners in promoting the common values the EU represents.
The spokesman continued: "In the spirit of the Taiwan-EU Human Rights Consultations, and in accordance with relevant articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, we believe the Spanish government is obligated to demand that China ensure the Taiwanese detainees are treated according to universal standards of human rights stipulated in the Convention.
"It is very disappointing that Spain has thus far failed to provide us with any information to demonstrate that Beijing will ensure Taiwanese detainees are treated according to universal standards of human rights. We urge Spain to live up to its commitments and tackle these human rights issues by launching consultations with Taiwan.”

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