Naturally, they'll be appealing.
A High Court judge has dismissed an application filed by three men seeking to quash an extradition order against them.Another report here.
Justice Nolan Bereaux, sitting in the Sixth Civil Court, yesterday gave a 45-minute oral ruling in the case against Trinidadian Abdul Kareem Ibrahiim and Guyanese nationals Abdel Nur and Abdul Kadir, a former parliamentarian. The three men are wanted in the United States for an alleged plot to blow up the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York
Chief Magistrate Sherman McNicolls ordered their extradition on August 6, 2007, but attorneys representing the men had filed a writ of habeas corpus at the Port of Spain High Court, claiming that they are being held unlawfully.
Following Bereaux's ruling, defence attorney Farid Scoon said the defence would appeal the ruling.
Scoon asked that the men not be extradited during a one week period, since Bereaux's written ruling was not yet available. Bereaux also set aside February 28 to discuss the issue of costs.
In outlining his reasons for dismissing the application, Bereaux cited the grounds presented by defence attorney Fyard Hosein SC.
Hosein, in his submissions, said the men would not receive a fair hearing, since the extradition application to the US would result in them being tried under military law and by doing so, the US would infringe on their rights and possibly go against the Geneva Convention.
Hosein added that following the September 11, 2001 attacks against the US, the United States Congress now had the authority to determine the specific period of time needed to detain an individual who is suspected of being involved in terrorist activities.
Seems to be a curious lack of coverage of this story from domestic sources.
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