| The mother of Zacarias Moussaoui, the French national on trial in the United States accused of playing a role in the September 11, 2001 attacks, on Friday asked Paris authorities to demand his extradition. "I want France to do something," Aicha el-Wafi said after making the formal request in a letter to France’s justice ministry. "If there is no evidence against my son, if the case against him is empty, and if he is not allowed access to the witness he is asking for, then France has to ask for the extradition of my son," she told AFP. Moussaoui, she said, "must be handed over to the country where he was born". Wafi made the extradition request after developments in the US trial that could force the dismissal of charges against Moussaoui. The US government on Monday refused to produce a suspected al-Qaeda leader, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, it is holding in secret detention despite a court order upholding Moussaoui’s right to put Shibh on the stand as part of his defence. The US Attorney’s office fears that testimony from Shaiba might reveal US classified information. |