Suspected Syrian terrorist extradited to the Netherlands
Greece will extradite to the Netherlands a 37-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who is wanted for suspected terrorism offences, it was announced Wednesday.
The man, who arrived on the island of Samos from Turkey on 4 October 2018, was arrested at a migrant facility in Thessaloniki in northern Greece two weeks ago under an international arrest warrant issued by the Dutch authorities. He is accused of being a member of al Nusra, a Syrian group affiliated with al Qaeda. He denies the charges.
The 37-year-old, who has twice been denied asylum status by Greek authorities, appeared before a Thessaloniki court Wednesday which gave the green light for his extradition.
[Kathimerini, Reuters]
