Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Somali - American terror suspect Mohamud Said Omar loses extradition fight.Dutch High Court Approves Extradition


 update..Dutch seek more info in Somali Al-Shabab Terrorist Mohamud Said Omar, case


The High Court ruled on Tuesday that a Somali terrorist suspect can be extradited to the US to face terrorism charges.The 44-year-old man is alleged to have helped extremists travel to Somalia to train with the radical Islamic movement Al-Shabab. He was arrested at a refugee centre in Dronten, Flevoland in November 2009.In May 2010, judges in Rotterdam agreed to his extradition but the man took his case to the High Court.


This is a family photo made availableby his family in Minneapolis shows Mohamud Said Omar. In custody in the Netherlands at the request of U.S. authorities, officials say Omar is being held in connection with the FBI's investigation into the disappearance of up to 20 young Somali men who left the Minneapolis area over the last two years for Somalia. Documents unsealed Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 allege he was involved with many of the young men who left Minneapolis in waves - from December 2007 through November 2008.
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