Extradition Stopped
am 25.11.2004 von German American Law Journal :: American Edition
SWM - Berlin. The German Constitutional Court, Bundesverfassungsgericht, stopped the extradition of German citizen Mamoum D. to Spain. D. is suspected of supporting terroristic groups, including Al Quaida, since the late nineties. Most of the allegations are inadmissible before a German Court because it was not illegal before 9/11 in Germany to support violent organizations abroad. Nonetheless, a Spanish court applied for his extradition. D. is not suspected of supporting terroristic acts in Spain.
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