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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 97-22 Filed 12/14/20 Page 2 of 30 William JULIE avocat a la cour — attorney at law Ghislaine Maxwell Opinion on French Extradition Law OVERVIEW e This report was written pursuant to a request from Olivier Laude, a partner at the French firm Laude Esquier Champey acting on behalf of Cohen & Gresser LLP as counsel for Ms Ghislaine Maxwell, in the context of ongoing bail proceedings involving the latter in the United States of America (hereafter “USA”), where Ms Ghislaine Maxwell is being detained pre-trial on charges relating to her alleged role in sexual activities between Jeffrey Epstein and certain minor girls, from 1994 to 1997. e Olivier Laude has instructed me to draft an opinion regarding the French extradition procedure and the possibility for Ms Ghislaine Maxwell to be extradited from France to the USA if she were to flee to France after being released on bail in the USA. e As requested, I have attached a resume. (See Exhibit A). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY e The principle against the extradition of French nationals does not constitute a binding rule of international law and is not considered a constitutional principle under French law. e = The extradition of French nationals can be prohibited under the terms of an international treaty. However, the existing Extradition Treaty between France and the USA of 23 April 1996 does not contain such prohibition. As a result, the extradition of a French national to the USA is legally permissible under French law. e Jn order to assure the US authorities that she will not attempt to contest her extradition as a French citizen or otherwise, we are informed that Ms Maxwell is about to execute an irrevocable waiver of her right to seek the protection of the French Courts to fight 51, rue Ampére - 75017 paris - tél. 01 88 33 51 80 — fax. 01 88 33 51 81 wj@wjavocats.com - 1 www.wjavocats.com - palais C1652 DOJ-OGR-00002126