2026年9月22日 下午2:19 UTC / 路透社
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- 詹姆斯·“弗吉”·钱伯斯7月在伊维萨岛应美国要求被捕
- 辩护律师称该案带有政治动机
- 这位身家数百万的传媒继承人曾向加沙援助项目捐赠100万美元
- 法院表示，听证会将在未来几周内举行
马德里9月22日路透电——西班牙周二批准了对亲巴勒斯坦捐赠者詹姆斯·考克斯·钱伯斯的美国引渡请求，将案件移交法院审理，尽管该国政府的左翼联合执政党伙伴抗议称该案带有政治动机。
这起案件对西班牙由社会党领导的政府来说具有高度政治敏感性，该政府的亲巴勒斯坦立场曾招致特朗普政府的谴责，并加剧了与华盛顿的紧张关系。
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现年41岁的钱伯斯是美国传媒业继承人，绰号“弗吉”，7月10日在伊维萨岛度假时应美国当局要求被捕。目前他被关押在马德里的预审拘留所中。
钱伯斯自称反帝国主义者、共产主义者，他在采访和社交媒体上呼吁摧毁美国。他的发言人表示，2023年他从家族旗下的传媒集团考克斯企业撤资后获得了2.5亿美元。
钱伯斯的法律团队透露，他已向加沙的人道主义事业捐赠超过100万美元，并为激进组织“巴勒斯坦行动”的部分成员支付了法律费用。
该组织被美国和英国列为恐怖组织，其行动包括封锁与以色列有关的国防公司入口并喷涂油漆。
美国尚未公开披露对钱伯斯的指控。他的律师团队称，指控包括洗钱和合谋扰乱公共秩序。
美国司法部拒绝就指控置评。
这起案件引发了亲巴勒斯坦人士的广泛关注，包括理查·基尔、格蕾塔·通贝里和法蒂玛·布托在内的150名知名活动人士和名人联名写信，敦促西班牙不要推进引渡程序。
钱伯斯的律师以及社会党联合执政的小党Sumar均表示，缺乏公开证据表明，钱伯斯是因其政治观点而成为目标。根据西班牙法律，如果引渡请求被认定带有政治动机，则不得启动引渡程序。
钱伯斯的律师巴尔塔萨尔·加松表示：“如果西班牙允许特朗普政府将对巴勒斯坦人民至关重要的人道主义援助定为犯罪，这一引渡案将在欧洲树立一个令人担忧的先例。”加松已代表钱伯斯向西班牙提交了庇护申请。
政府发言人埃尔马·赛斯表示，推进案件的决定“纯粹是程序性的”，并补充称，内阁将在法院程序结束后做出最终裁决。
一名法院发言人表示，听证会的日期将在未来几周内确定。
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Spain allows US extradition case against pro-Palestinian donor to proceed
2026-09-22 2:19 PM UTC / Reuters
A Palestinian flag is seen in this illustration. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
- James ‘Fergie’ Chambers arrested in July in Ibiza at US request
- Defence lawyers argue case is politically motivated
- Multimillionaire media heir has donated $1 million to Gaza aid
- Hearing expected in coming weeks, court says
MADRID, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Spain on Tuesday allowed a US extradition request for pro-Palestinian donor James Cox Chambers to proceed to court, despite protests from the government’s left-wing coalition partners who argue the case is politically motivated.
The case is politically sensitive for Spain’s Socialist-led government, whose pro-Palestinian stance has drawn rebuke from the Trump administration and contributed to wider tensions with Washington.
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Chambers, 41, an American multimillionaire media heir known as Fergie, was arrested at the request of US authorities on July 10 while on holiday in Ibiza. He is currently in pre-trial detention in Madrid.
A self-described anti-imperialist and communist, Chambers has called in interviews and on social media for the destruction of the United States. He received $250 million after divesting from his family’s media conglomerate, Cox Enterprises, in 2023, his spokesperson said.
Chambers has donated over $1 million to humanitarian causes in Gaza and paid legal fees for some members of the activist group Palestine Action, according to his legal team.
The group was designated as a terrorist organisation by the US and UK for its actions which include targeting Israel-linked defence companies by blocking entrances and spraying paint.
The United States has not publicly detailed the charges against Chambers. His legal team says they include money laundering and conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct.
The US Department of Justice declined to comment on the charges.
The case has attracted widespread attention from pro-Palestinian figures, with 150 prominent activists and celebrities, including Richard Gere, Greta Thunberg and Fatima Bhutto, signing a letter urging Spain not to move forward with the extradition proceedings.
Both Chambers’ lawyers and Sumar, the Socialists’ junior coalition partner, say that the lack of publicly available evidence suggests he is being targeted for his political views. Under Spanish law, extradition cannot proceed if a request is found to be politically motivated.
“This extradition would set an alarming precedent in Europe if Spain permits the Trump administration to criminalise humanitarian aid vital to the Palestinian people,” said Chambers’ lawyer Baltasar Garzon, who has filed an application for asylum for Chambers in Spain.
Government spokesperson Elma Saiz said the decision to advance the case was “purely procedural”, adding that the cabinet would make the final determination after the court process concludes.
A date for the hearing would be set in the coming weeks, a court spokesperson said.
Reporting by Victoria Waldersee, additional reporting by Benjamin Mejias, Emma Pinedo; editing by Charlie Devereux and Ros Russell
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