"You get extraditions several times a year from Hong Kong," Clive Grossman S.C, a barrister and former vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, told the BBC.
"Only faced with the prospect of extradition and extended time behind bars, Falciani decided to cooperate with the Spanish authorities.
Mr. Polanski's arrest prompted American calls for extradition at a time when the Swiss bank UBS was fighting to protect its clients' anonymity from the United States government.
She said that this did not mean Dewani could never be sent back, but: "It serves to delay extradition until such time as the person has recovered".
The Ambassador noted that the USG understood that extradition cases take time and that the USG respected the Thai judicial system, but we were concerned about efforts by Bout to improperly influence the proceedings.
The US is still seeking extradition however as time passes, this seems even more unlikely.
By the time extradition was approved on 30 June 1960, Mengele had already fled to Paraguay, where he was living on a farm near the Argentine border.
This time, the extradition effort succeeded.
The government has revoked his passport and sought his extradition to serve his time in jail.
"I could accept extradition, but at the time that I choose," Murillo Karam said.
