A panel consisting of three EULEX judges rejected a U.S. extradition request in Kosovska Mitrovica on Friday.
The request referred to Bajram Aslani, an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo, who is suspected of providing material support for terrorist activities, and taking part in a conspiracy.
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U.S. request rejected, agreement from 1901 quoted
July 16th, 2010 |
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London: Ganić hearing postponed
March 25th, 2010 |
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A London court has postponed the hearing date for Ejup Ganić for April 13, reports said. The initial date when the court was to decide on Serbia’s extradition request was March 25.
Polanski to make another bail bid: lawyer
November 1st, 2009 |
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Roman Polanski will file a new request before a Swiss court to be released from jail while the Oscar-winning director awaits a decision on a US extradition request, his French attorney said Saturday. “We will draw up a new request on Monday,” said Herve Temime. The new request will
Australia Serb avoids extradition
September 2nd, 2009 |
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A former Serb paramilitary leader wanted in Croatia for war crimes has won an appeal against his extradition.
Australia’s federal court said he faced a "substantial or real chance of prejudice" if he was sent to Croatia.
Dragan Vasiljkovic was arrested in January 2006 after Zagreb requested his extradition for atrocities during its 1991-1995 war of independence.
The Croatian government accuses Mr Vasiljkovic of ordering subordinates to kill Croatian civilians.
It claims he was involved in the torture and killing of local people and prisoners of war in the rebel Serb stronghold of Knin in 1991 and the southern village of Bruska in 1993.
He has denied committing war crimes but has admitted in media interviews to training Serbian recruits, killing people in combat and interrogating enemy troops.
He was working as a golf instructor in Perth when he was found eligible for extradition in April 2007, but has since mounted several legal challenges.
‘Political’
He successfully argued that Croatia was partly seeking to try him because of his political beliefs about the right to self-determination of Serbs in the Krajina region of the Balkans.
Extradition of a fugitive sought "for or in connection with his race, religion, nationality or political opinions" was not allowed under Australian law, the court said.
The three judges ordered that Mr Vasiljkovic be freed from prison, where he has been held since his 2006 arrest, but they delayed his release until Friday to allow Croatia time to lodge an appeal if it wishes.
In February, a federal court judge dismissed Mr Vasiljkovic’s appeal of a lower court ruling backing the Croatian government’s extradition request.
Mr Vasiljkovic, 54, is an Australian citizen.
He came to Australia when he was 15, but returned to his homeland to train Croatian Serb rebels in 1991, when Serbs took up arms against Croatia’s secession from the former Yugoslav federation.
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