Scotland to extradite Basque separatist to France


A Scottish court has granted a request to extradite an alleged member of the Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) to France, says a Jurist report.

Benat Atorrasagasti Ordonez, who had relocated to Scotland in 2001, was sentenced in absentia by a French court in 2008 to five years imprisonment on charges of criminal conspiracy, carrying out acts of terrorism, and recruiting and training members for ETA. Sheriff Alastair Noble, of the Edinburgh Sheriff Court, granted the extradition at a hearing on Monday. Ordonez was arrested in July and has remained in custody of Scottish authorities since. Ordonez faces an additional extradition demand from Spain, which has accused him of being a member of ETA as well as moving men and supplies between France and Spain and gathering reconnaissance on police officers and politicians. Ordonez denies that he is a terrorist and had fought a five-month court battle against both extradition claims before ending his opposition of the French warrant in December.
Source http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20130110085525995

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

How a cyber attack hampered Hong Kong protesters

‘Not Hospital, Al-Shifa is Hamas Hideout & HQ in Gaza’: Israel Releases ‘Terrorists’ Confessions’ | Exclusive

Islam Has Massacred Over 669+ Million Non-Muslims Since 622AD