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| Court blocks extradition of Dutch-Pakistani man to US |
| 2015-01-21 |
| [DAWN] A Dutch court blocked on Tuesday the extradition of a man accused of having fought against US troops in Afghanistan, saying it could not be ruled out that the CIA had been involved in his torture after his arrest in Pakistain. Dutch court documents showed the suspect, a Dutch-Pak dual citizen named Sabir Khan, was tortured after his arrest by ISI intelligence agency. He faces charges in New York of conspiracy to commit murder and of supporting Al Qaeda. The court said the Netherlands could not transfer him because Dutch and international laws prohibited the extradition of torture victims to countries that played a role in abuse. Washington denied in a letter sent to Dutch officials in October that US authorities were involved in his arrest, but the court said it was not convinced the CIA had not been involved in his detention. "This letter does not rule out the possible involvement of the CIA," the court in The Hague said in a statement. "Since it cannot be ruled out that it was the CIA which requested the arrest, the judge again forbids" his extradition. |
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