Mexico Metropolis/Jerusalem:

Former Mexican diplomat Andres Roemer, who has been accused of sexual abuse and rape, has been arrested in Israel forward of his attainable extradition, authorities Mentioned on Monday.

Andres Roemer, a former consul basic to San Francisco, turned embroiled in one in every of Mexico’s most outstanding #MeToo instances after a girl publicly accused him of sexual abuse, prompting others to current related allegations.

Andres Roemer is going through sexual abuse and rape expenses, Mexico Metropolis lawyer basic Ernestina Godoy has beforehand mentioned.

Andres Roemer, who additionally represented Mexico on the United Nations cultural company UNESCO beneath the earlier Mexican administration, has rejected the accusations.

“I’ve by no means raped, assaulted, threatened, or used any sort of violence in opposition to any girl,” he mentioned in an announcement in 2021.

Israel’s State Legal professional’s workplace mentioned Andres Roemer was arrested by police following the extradition request.

It has requested a Jerusalem district court docket to declare Andres Roemer “extraditable” to Mexico and in addition made a “request for his detention till a remaining choice on the extradition petition,” it mentioned in an announcement.

The arrest comes after a backwards and forwards between the 2 international locations over his extradition. Mexican authorities mentioned that they had submitted various extradition requests to Israel since 2021 with no success.

In the meantime, Israel mentioned it had acquired Mexico’s extradition request in 2022, the nation’s embassy in Mexico mentioned in an announcement on Monday.

“Though an extradition settlement doesn’t exist between Israel and Mexico, and on condition that Israel is a rustic that respects the rule of regulation and isn’t a haven for criminals, Israel handled the request with whole seriousness,” the embassy mentioned.

Mexico’s international ministry will present extra particulars on the case later within the day, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador advised a press convention.

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