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| Norway, Jordan discussing extradition of Mullah Krekar |
| 2003-05-24 |
| JPost - Reg req'd Norway and Jordan started talks about extraditing the leader of a Kurdish guerrilla group suspected of links to al-Qaida, a government spokesman said Saturday. Mullah Krekar, the leader of Ansar al-Islam, has refugee status in Norway, but has been sought by Jordan on charges of drug smuggling. That refugee status probably became a LOT more tenuous since the latest A-Q fatwa included Norway, hmmm? "There has been contact established between Norway and Jordan through diplomatic channels," Norwegian Justice Ministry spokesman Gunnar Johansen said. Get this creep outta here. Let the Jordanian truncheons fly! Krekar was released from jail last month after a court ruled there wasn't enough evidence to hold him on charges of terrorism. He has repeatedly denied any links to al-Qaida, but acknowledged that he considers Osama bin Laden a "good Muslim." In January, he was deported to Norway from the Netherlands, where a court dismissed an extradition request by Jordan. Nobody wants him and they're finding that not extraditing as appeasement doesn't work Krekar's lawyer, Brynjar Meling, said he feared Krekar would be tortured in Jordan and vowed to challenge any extradition order as a human rights violation in Norwegian court and in the European Court of Human Rights. Hope so He said the Jordanian extradition request was riddled with errors about Krekar. "The only information that is correct is the color of his hair," Meling said. Riiiggghhhtt Krekar also faces charges of kidnapping and has been barred from leaving Norway. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #1 "The only information that is correct is the color of his hair," Meling said. Probably not even that anymore. Bets on blonde? "Hi! I'm Sven Krekar..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-05-24 17:52:14 |