The government has requested the extradition of a Briton held in Pakistan, in connection with a murder committed in 2002.
Rashid Rauf was arrested in Pakistan earlier this month over an alleged plot to blow up US-bound aircraft, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said.
The Home Office confirmed the UK had made a request for his extradition, but it was over the unrelated murder.
Scotland Yard declined to discuss which murder case the request related to. ‘Suspected conspiracy’
A Home Office spokesman said on Monday: “The UK has submitted an extradition request to the Pakistan authorities in respect of a murder committed in April 2002.”
Mr Rauf, who has been held in the country since 9 August, has previously been described by Pakistan’s government as a “key person” in the “suspected conspiracy”.
Tasnim Aslam, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said told a news conference the British government “had sought his extradition and the matter was under consideration”. Pakistan has no extradition treaty with the UK, but on Sunday the country’s Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said it would consider deporting Mr Rauf to London if any such request was made.
Did he mean 'full' request and not an 'empty' request? :CareBear:
Can they not handover the guy to US bases in Pakistan where CIA can still beat the crap out of him? If they bring to US, they won't be able to 'torture' him.
^ u r right, the title said US hence the confusion, and you are right about Pakistani prison, thats why I said that they don't really need to move anywhere out to 'investigate'.
awww.. they want their patsy back.. how sweet.. why not use this opportunity to get Altaf bhai's traiterous ass back to Pakistan in exchange where we can chitroal it 24x7 for being an idiot of the highest order?
^ Only we are required to turn over anyone who is against their countries, they are our 'masters' so they get to keep whoever is against our country.... abhee tuk dori un ke hathon mai hay... lets see if our government has chaddi strong enough to withstand the pressure.