📧 Communication

This document is a formal letter dated March 9, 2021, from the French Ministry of Justice to the US Department of Justice, transmitted via Liaison Magistrate Andrew Finkelman. It clarifies French extradition law (specifically Articles 696-2 and 694-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure), stating definitively that France does not extradite its own nationals and that this constitutes an 'insurmountable obstacle' regardless of whether the nationality was lost after the offense occurred. This is likely in reference to the potential extradition of Jean-Luc Brunel or a similar figure involved in the Epstein case holding French citizenship.