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Extradition ordered for honeymoon murder groom


The British Home Secretary has formally ordered the extradition of Shrien Dewani who faces murder charges in South Africa after his Swedish wife was killed on their honeymoon last year. Read the full story

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Honeymoon ‘hitman’ tumour may prevent trial


The alleged hitman in the notorious South Africa honeymoon murder could escape trial due to a brain tumour, magistrates in the country have announced. Xolile Mngeni, who is accused of killing Swedish newlywed Anni Dewani in an apparent carjacking in Cape Town last year, may not be charged if he is deemed unfit to attend court. Read the full story

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Muslim cleric indicted for politician death threats


A controversial and high-profile Muslim cleric has been indicted in Norway for making threats against the leader of the Conservative Party. Read the full story

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Assange fights Swedish extradition


Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has asked the UK High Court to block an extradition order to Sweden where he faces questioning on sexual assault allegations. His lawyer, Ban Emmerson, claims the arrest warrant is flawed as Assange has suffered a “mismatch” of Swedish and English law on what constitutes a sex crime. Read the full story

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Gunrunner Holck avoids Indian extradition


Notorious Danish gunrunner Niels Holck will not be extradited to India, after Denmark’s Director of Public Prosecutions rejected a call by the Indian government to appeal a Supreme Court ruling. Read the full story

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Iceland to extradite Pole for crimes committed in homeland


The Supreme Court of Iceland yesterday confirmed the Minister of Justice’s decision to deport a Polish man, who has been living in Iceland, back to his homeland. Read the full story

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Camilla Broe drug case highlights flaws in Danish extradition law


usa-denmark-littleThe new Danish Justice Minister has criticised the drawn-out case of suspected drug-smuggler Camilla Broe, labelling the ongoing indictment as “grotesque”. Read the full story

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Rwandan genocide suspect extradited by Sweden


rwanda refugeeIn a first of its kind, Sweden is set to extradite a Rwandan man who has been accused of active participation in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Sylvere Ahorugeze, a 53-year-old former director of Rwanda‘s civil aviation authority, is to be returned to Rwanda in the coming weeks after the Swedish government decided to grant Rwandan prosecutors their request for extradition. Read the full story

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Dane ranked fourth most-wanted Nazi


germanySoren Kam, a Danish national, has moved up to number four on the ten most wanted list for World War II Nazi wartime criminals after a recent revision of the rankings. Kam’s upgrade is the result of reports that Aribert Heim, the doctor who gave lethal injections to victims at the Mathausen camp, may have died in Egypt. Read the full story

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Danish man facing extradition over Nazi music


adolfA 33 year-old Danish man living in Germany is currently standing trial for distributing Nazi racist music online through the Internet. Now that an Eastern High Court has supported the extradition, the landmark case will go to Germany’s Supreme Court for a final decision. Read the full story

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