Kanayama v. Kowal

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MASAHIDE KANAYAMA, Petitioner, -against- 23 CV 3469 (CM) SCOTT KOWAL, Chief of U.S. Pre- : Trial Services SDNY, and DOES 1-10, Respondent. DECISION AND ORDER DENYING WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS McMahon, J.: The Government of Japan seeks the extradition of Masahide Kanayama (“Petitioner”) so that he can face charges on two counts of damaging religious and historical shrines, in violation of Article 260 of the Japanese Criminal Code. The Government of Japan alleges thaton March 25, 2015, Petitioner used an oily liquid (1) to deface various…