Ecuador gets 40 days to seek extradition of Manrique
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Ecuador gets 40 days to seek extradition of Manrique

Filed: Oct 02, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET
Summary: A Spanish judge released José Walther Manrique, a suspect in Ecuador’s Progen blackout-contracts case, one day after his Interpol arrest. Ecuador has 40 days to submit a formal extradition request, but his pending asylum claim blocks any handover.
WHO: Spanish judge; José Walther Manrique; Ecuador
WHAT: Manrique was released in Spain, and Ecuador has 40 days to request extradition, blocked by his pending asylum claim.
WHEN: Oct 02, 2026 at 4:01 AM ET
WHERE: Spain
WHY: Cause not yet established.

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