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A Turkish Court Monday decided that it would not extradite Samir Nasri Salem Handal to Haiti to stand trial for his alleged involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
Handal was apprehended attempting to leave Turkey in November and was detained by Turkish authorities pending an investigation. He is alleged to have provided shelter to the main conspirator of the assassination. Interpol sent out a Red Notice alerting member states that Handal was wanted, but the notice was later lifted.
In court, Handal’s lawyer criticized the court’s handling of the case and the continued detainment of Handal after the interpol arrest warrant was lifted. Handal himself also argued to the judge that if he was extradited to Haiti, he would be killed, saying:
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Handal was apprehended attempting to leave Turkey in November and was detained by Turkish authorities pending an investigation. He is alleged to have provided shelter to the main conspirator of the assassination. Interpol sent out a Red Notice alerting member states that Handal was wanted, but the notice was later lifted.
In court, Handal’s lawyer criticized the court’s handling of the case and the continued detainment of Handal after the interpol arrest warrant was lifted. Handal himself also argued to the judge that if he was extradited to Haiti, he would be killed, saying:
The court decided to reject the extradition request under Law no. 6706 of the Turkish Penal Code. One of Handal’s lawyers, Tuğçe Duygu Köksal, celebrated the decision, saying “[t]oday the law has the final word and Samir Handal’s extradition proceedings resulted in a legal victory.”
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