In Costa Rica, constitutional amendment proposed to authorize extradition for crimes related to international drug trafficking and terrorism

The Costa Rican government is taking steps to combat the country’s crime crisis with a proposal to amend the Political Constitution. The Partido Progreso Social Democrático (PPSD) has presented a bill that would authorize the extradition of Costa Ricans who have committed crimes such as international drug trafficking and terrorism. Currently, Article 32 of the Constitution states that no national may be compelled to leave Costa Rican territory. However, with the new proposal, an exception would be made for cases of international drug trafficking and terrorism where extradition has been decreed by a Court of the Republic of Costa Rica in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and laws.
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