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| London bombing suspect challenges extradition |
| 2005-08-27 |
| ROME: The Italian lawyer for a suspect in the failed July 21 London transport bombings held in Rome on Friday formally appealed a decision to extradite him to Britain. Antonietta Sonnessa, defence lawyer for Hamdi Issac, told reporters in Rome she had lodged an appeal against the extradition, which a court ruled last week should take place before September 21. Italy's highest court has 20 days to rule on the appeal. Sonnessa said in the wake of last week's extradition ruling that she intended to appeal on the grounds that in its extradition request, Britain had not included details about the nature of the explosive Issac had allegedly used and that documentation was therefore incomplete. The Rome court said last Wednesday the documentation was "absolutely complete," although the judge acknowledged that Italian judicial authorities may want more information on the nature of the makeshift devices that failed to explode on July 21, particularly their explosive power. The Ethiopian-born Issac, 27, also known as Osman Hussain, left London by train on July 26, travelling to Rome via Paris and Milan. He was arrested in Rome, where he has a brother, on July 29. |
| Posted by:Fred |