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Dutch court reject's Turkish extradition
request for alleged PKK member
18.10.2006 |
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THE HAGUE,
October 17, -- A court in Maastricht, southern
Netherlands, on Tuesday rejected a Turkish
extradition request for Nedim Seven, sought by
Ankara because he allegedly carried out deadly
attacks for the PKK, the Dutch news agency ANP
reported.
Seven, 38, was arrested in the Netherlands during a
routine traffic control last August. According to
the Turkish authorities Seven carried out terrorist
attacks for the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
that left 15 people dead, ANP said.
The judges ordered Seven's release from police
custody but he was immediately re-arrested in court
because he illegally entered the Netherlands, ANP
said. According to the news agency Seven has asked
for political asylum in France.
The Dutch court said that the documents that formed
the basis for the extradition request were in
Turkish and the English translation provided was so
poor that it could not be used.
The court also rejected a request by the Dutch
justice minister for more time to translate the
Turkish documents as the judges said that Seven had
been in detention since August 1, 2006, leaving the
authorities plenty of time to come up with an
acceptable translation, ANP said.
A month ago the Dutch Supreme Court also blocked the
extradition to Turkey of PKK leader Nuriye Kesbir,
saying that she could face torture there.
The PKK has fought for Kurdish self-rule in
southeast Turkey since 1984. It called off a
five-year unilateral ceasefire in June 2004.
Kesbir, as PKK leader, worked alongside Osman Ocalan,
the brother of former PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan who
has been serving a life sentence in Turkey since
1999.
She is accused by Turkey of taking part in at least
25 attacks in eastern Turkey between 1993 and 1995.
She denies any involvement in the attacks and claims
she dealt only with the women's issues as a member
of the PKK's presidential council.
AFP
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